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Traffic with the Devil

1946 · 19 min

A sober, earnest safety lecture dressed up with staged crashes, watching like a grim classroom film that warns more than it thrills.

Directed by
Gunther von Fritsch
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Charles Reineke, Ben Hall, Ralph Montgomery
Overview
This "Theater of Life" series short looks at traffic problems in Los Angeles, California, as described and experienced by Sgt. Charles Reineke, a traffic enforcement officer with the Los Angeles Police Department.

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Directed by
Gunther von Fritsch
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Charles Reineke, Ben Hall, Ralph Montgomery
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • death
  • violence
  • work
  • justice
  • survival
Places
  • big city
  • road trip
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
  • procedural
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Action3
Horror2
Humour1
Realism9
Romance0
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity2
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
documentary
Directed by
Gunther von Fritsch
Starring
Charles Reineke, Ben Hall, Ralph Montgomery, Gil Perkins, Jason Robards Sr.
Runtime
19 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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