The Smoke Menace (1937)
A stark warning about Britain’s coal-fired smog, charting its damage to health, buildings, and the economy while advocating cleaner gas/electric power, processed smokeless fuels, and better housing—presaging the Great Smog of 1952 and the Clean Air Act of 1956.
Director: John Taylor
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Peter Hine as Self - Commentator |
| Production | John Grierson | Producer |
| Writing | J.B.S. Haldane | Writer |
| Directing | John Taylor | Director |