Healing Hands

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1590A

Date Released

26 Nov 1959

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Gt. Britain Win Test
2. 2Easy to Watch
3. 3Healing Hands
4. 4Such a Silly Shark
5. 5Topsy Turvy
6. 6Skid School

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Healing Hands. DESCRIPTION: Healing hands imply the hands of a qualified doctor. But there is the case of three-year-old Linda Martel. At birth, given three months to live, they say that now, by the touch of her small hand, she can relieve the pain of others. The hands of a professional doctor sometimes turns to spare-time hobbies. London’s had an exhibition of their work, such as painting or ship-modelling. SHOTLIST: CU hand taking pulse. MS Linda Martel. CU same. MS same. CU hand with stethoscope. CU hand taking pulse. Hands at woodwork. GV people at exhibition. CU painting. MS two people with model ship. CU model. CU two people at exhibition. CU sailing ship in glass case. CU ‘Queen Elizabeth’. CU model of roundabout. CI lady. CU shrunken head.

Keywords

Entertainment and leisure; Health and medicine; Children; Arts and crafts; Industry and manufacture; Religion and belief; Exhibitions and shows

Locations

London; England

Card file number

78628

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Camera

Len Waldorf

Length of story (in feet)

89

Story extras:

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