Getting Through (NaN)

Actor Burt Lancaster is featured in this film, which focuses on teenagers and smoking. The film explores why young people begin smoking and what factors influence them. Scenes from the "smoky," shadowy world of teens are shown, and smoking is presented as an activity that appeals to teens even as more evidence emerges that it is gravely harmful to one's health. Made by the US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, the film includes footage of Building 31 on the NIH campus,