Indiana University Libraries Moving Image Archive

It’s Up To Us

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Description This film focuses on the conservation of important natural elements such as rubber, oil and metal needed to win the war. Viewers are shown various ways in which they can change daily habits to get the most out of these materials. "How to conserve rubber, oil, gas, and other materials necessary for automobiles. Makes one feel unpatriotic and a fool to scrape tires, jam on brakes, race motor, drive very fast, neglect to check battery, inflate tires improperly, and run car for unnecessary trips." (Educational Film Catalog, 1943, 218.)
Creator General Motors
Jam Handy Organization
Date Issued 1943
Original Format 16mm print
Duration 10:39
Color/Black & White B&W
Sound/Silent Sound
Nation of Origin U.S.
Geographic Coverage U.S.

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