Trailer: Jet Propelled Germs

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1031A

Date Released

10 Mar 1949

Date submitted

10 Feb 1949

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Trailer: Jet Propelled Germs
2. 2Sport - Cricket - Portable Pitch
3. 3Sport - Daring Cliff Diving
4. 4Royal Activities - Youth Reception
5. 5Royal Activities - Port Brisbane Visit
6. 6Aviation - Round the World Flight
7. 7The Weather - Britain’s Contrast
8. 8The Weather - Holland’s Hurricane
9. 9In Germany - Frankfurt’s Little Blockade
10. 10In Germany - Mr Attlee’s Berlin Visit

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 10

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Handkerchief Drill. SHOTLIST: CU man lighting pipe. MS pint of beer appears on table cut to man grabbing it & drinking. CU rumpled handkerchief is dangled. CU man’s face with frown then enlightenment, he grabs hankie & sneezes into it, then stuffs it in his top pocket with another. MS a bowl of disinfectant appears, man goes to drink it, is stopped & told to put hankies in disinfectant. CU man sneezes into hankie then puts it in bowl. Voice over says Coughs & Sneezes spread diseases.

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Trailer

Keywords

Health and medicine; Public information

Footage sources

Central Office of Information

Card file number

51564A

Credits:

Commentator

Lionel James Gamlin

Length of story (in feet)

90

Story extras:

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