Shake Hands with Danger

Shake Hands With Danger (1970)

** (out of 4)

Director Harvey is best remembered for the now cult-classic CARNIVAL OF SOULS but outside of that film he spent most of his career doing safety films. This one here takes up 23-minutes and explains why those who work on large machines should always be extremely cautious and follow all the safety rules put in place for them. As far as safety films go, this one here is pretty well made and I say this because most people watch these for their cheese and to have a good laugh. For the most part this short plays is very straight so we don't get any of those over-the-top scenes that make us laugh. Some will certainly see this as a negative thing and I'm sure many will be turning this off before the end credits. There are a few bloody parts as accidents are shown where men have their arms and fingers cut off. The strangest thing is that this short has a title song that gets played countless times. There are some pretty funny lines in the song about becoming a "three finger Joe". To my knowledge no CD has been released yet.