Created by the F.C.D.A. in 1956, New Family in Town draws on the European experience of the Second World War in a unique way. The quiet life of working class Pleasant Valley is interrupted by the arrival of new neighbors. Recently immigrated from England, the Trombley family causes a stir of interest when the patriarch begins digging a large hole in his backyard. When the rest of community realizes Mr. Trombley is constructing an air raid shelter, they too embrace the spirit of civil defense and begin working towards similar home protection. Robert Preston of Music Man fame narrates

“New Family in Town” is a Civil Defense film from 1956 that tells the story of the Trombleys, an English family who move into an American town. In addition to bringing with them a host of foreign customs, the Trombleys also possess a keen interest in civil defense due to their living through the “Blitz” on London. Their construction of a bomb shelter gets the attention of the town. Robert Preston of “Music Man” fame narrates.

In this era the Federal Government hoped to persuade civilians to consider building a bomb shelter as part of their civic duty.

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