# MEDIC CIVIL DEFENSE TV SHOW "FLASH OF DARKNESS" 28262

Originally aired on Valentine's Day 1955, this episode of the TV show "Medic" owed its existence to the U.S. Government's Office of Civil Defense and its Cold War push to inform the American people about the threat of nuclear war. Created by James E. Moser (best known for his writing work on Dragnet), the TV show Medic (1954-1956) presented realistic hospital-based medical stories. In this episode an atomic bomb blast thrust star Richard Boone (of Have Gun—Will Travel fame) into the aftermath of a nuclear bomb blast. This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD and 2k. For more information visit http://www.PeriscopeFilm.com

- Kind: Film
- Genres: War, Industrial and advertising
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/28262FlashOfDarkness)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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