Hunting the Common Cold Germ

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1076A
Date Released
19 Jan 1950
Date submitted
16 Jan 1950
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: In Search of the Common Cold Germ. DESCRIPTION: The Ministry of Health Research Unit at Harvard Hospital, Salisbury, has been investigating the common cold; and volunteers (human guinea-pigs) have been living in pairs for ten days at a time. SHOTLIST: KS. Car drives into gates of hospital. Girls lift luggage off. Matron escorts two to chalets. Doctor greets two girls. Interior - girl lying on bed & doctor putting drops (germs of cold) in her nose, other girl look on. Meals brought round on trolley, left outside door. They then come out and take same in. Interior - girls eating meal. CU of both girls individually sneezing. SCU Norman Fisher sneezing. In laboratory, scientists making tests, use various instruments. Cartoon - "cold germ". Interior two girls voicing their opinions on their stay at the hospital.
Keywords
Health and medicine
Locations
Salisbury; Harvard Hospital
Card file number
53075
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Norman Fisher
Length of story (in feet)
146
Story extras:
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'Hunting the Common Cold Germ', British Movietone News Issue No. 1076A, 19 Jan 1950. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/16154 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)