Destination Earth

For the European Commission project, see Destination Earth (European Union)

Destination Earth
Title card
Directed byCarl Urbano
Written byMichael Amestoy
George Gordon
Produced byJohn Sutherland
Color processTechnicolor
Production
company
Distributed byGeneral Electric Company
Release date
  • 1956 (1956)
Running time
14 minutes
LanguageEnglish
Destination Earth (1956) by Carl Urbano

Destination Earth is a 1956 promotional cartoon created by John Sutherland and funded by the American Petroleum Institute.[1][2] The short explains the fundamentals of the petroleum industry and how petroleum products enrich everyday life in the United States, as well as the benefits of a free market economy.

  1. ^ "Martians Discover the Wonders of Petroleum in This Silly 1950s Cartoon". Popular Mechanics. 2017-03-08. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
  2. ^ "National Film Preservation Foundation: Destination Earth (1956)". National Film Preservation Foundation. Retrieved 2024-01-23.