A-Tishoo

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1600

Date Released

1 Feb 1960

Stories in this Issue:

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Story No. within this Issue

2 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: A-Tishoo!. DESCRIPTION: What a curse, the common cold! But, with the aid of over 6,000 human guinea-pigs, the Ministry of Health’s been carrying on a relentless hunt for the cure. Volunteers live in comfortable quarters and complete isolation at a hospital near Salisbury. Doctors on the job have been trying to catch the elusive germ, for over 13 years. Now, at-last, it’s believed that Doctors Andrewes and Tyrrell have success almost in sight. SHOTLIST: CU man sneezing. CU same (4). LS drive of Havard Hospital. CU sign ‘Havard’ Hospital. Pan - doctor greeting three women. CU woman talking. Same. CU woman being examined. TS Woman having treatment. MS doctor examining specimen. MS doctor looking in microscope. CU same. CU microscope. CU unaffected tissue. MS doctor examining tissue. CU effected tissue. MS cameraman sneezing.

Keywords

Buildings and structures; Mass media; Health and medicine

Locations

England

Card file number

79209

Credits:

Commentator: Jeffrey K. Shearley
Camera: Michael Samuelson

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