Patient Swallows a Camera

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

93A

Date Released

19 Mar 1931

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Irish Guards Don the Shamrock
2. 2Patient Swallows a Camera
3. 3Prince of Wales in Buenos Aires
4. 4Gloves Return to Fashion Favour
5. 5Landslide Engulfs French Village
6. 6Meet a One Armed Billiard Champion

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Patient Swallows a Camera. St Mary’s - Paddington. DESCRIPTION: At St Mary’s Hospital, Paddington, a study is made of interior photography. SHOTLIST: Shot of doctor and nurse standing by operating table. A CU of a small camera to photograph the internal organs is shown. Patient sits on a chair and the camera on a long tube is put down the man’s throat. A plate is shown on which the stomach and camera is shown clearly. Man rises and walks away. Nurse stands by with bowl.

Keywords

Health and medicine; Science and technology

Footage sources

British Movietone News

Card file number

1116

Length of story (in feet)

156

Story extras:

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