Backfire

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"This story is based upon the actual classroom experiences of Thomas J. Shelly, teacher of Economics and History in the Yonkers High School, Yonkers, New York. The American Economic Foundation is happy to present this example of how common sense combats economic fallacies" - from film.

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1 film (16 min.) : b&w ; 16 mm.

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Knox, Gordon; Elwyn, Robert & Lyon, Sumner Creation Date: Unknown.

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"This story is based upon the actual classroom experiences of Thomas J. Shelly, teacher of Economics and History in the Yonkers High School, Yonkers, New York. The American Economic Foundation is happy to present this example of how common sense combats economic fallacies" - from film.

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1 film (16 min.) : b&w ; 16 mm.

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Presented by the American Economic Foundation - from beginning credits

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Gordon Knox Film Collection

The Gordon Knox Film Collection contains films created by Texas-born filmmaker Gordon Knox (1906-1992) or Mr. Knox's production company, The Princeton Film Archives. The collection contains short and feature-length documentaries produced for the United States Armed Forces, state and federal government agencies, non-profit organizations and private sector clients. Also included in this collection are still photographs showing film crews and staff working on location.

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  • May 24, 2010, 11:33 a.m.

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Knox, Gordon; Elwyn, Robert & Lyon, Sumner. Backfire, video, Date Unknown; Princeton, New Jersey. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc13626/: accessed May 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Media Library.

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