Learning on ScreenDrill to Avoid a Drill!
Series
- Series Name
- Eve And Everybody’s Film Review
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 2 / 6
- Summary
- NoS synopsis: Introductory intertitle reads: "In far off South Africa they have inaugurated tooth-drill for the youngsters - " M/S of large group of children (girls) standing in a school playground brushing their teeth. Camera pans across. C/U of young girl (10 or 11 years old) brushing her teeth. Panning shot of large number of young boys standing in the playground brushing their teeth. "This is the kind of drill to avoid the Dentist’s drill - but don’t brush your teeth across - " C/U of boy brushing teeth incorrectly then spitting out the paste. C/U of three children brushing their teeth. Intertitle suggests: "Use the circular "route"!" Three children brush in the correct manner.
- Researcher Comments
- A typewritten sheet of notes on the original story from African Mirror is present in the Pathe boxfile.
- Keywords
- Health and medicine; Children
- Locations
- South Africa
- Footage sources
- IVTA
African Mirror Issue No.908
- Written sources
- Kinematograph Weekly 7 January 1931, p25.
Pathe Inventory File Tin No.203
British Pathe Database 1997 Reference No.EP203
Pathe Eve 494-515 Boxfile Issue sheet
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- British Pathe Ltd.
- Length of story (in feet)
- 88
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