The Conqueror: Hollywood Fallout discussion

Have heard this story before. They were told it was safe, however the canyon where a lot of the filming took place was a box canyon. The wind blew the radioactive dust in and it stayed. They even had a geiger counter that was just clicking away. They were like naw it's ok they said so. The people at the testing site/government said so. 200 hundred some cast and crew. Over 90 contracted cancers, and over 40 died from cancer. The town people were told it was safe. They would even drive out to watch the bomb tests. But residents said you could sweep up dust after the tests took place. That blew in from guess where? I also read that in early years they believed that radioactivity couldn't turn corners, so bomb shelters were built with passage ways that had corners to turn. They have learned more information since then. Thankfully l hope.

@pamthompson3170 16

That's not the direction I expected this to go.

@izikavazo 13

At about the 46 second mark they show children on a playground. Anyone know where this was taken? What year? This movie was made in 1954. The girl w/ short dark hair looks like my older sister who has since passed.

@JazzySerendipity 1