Siamese Twin - The Survivor

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1281
Date Released
21 Dec 1953
Date submitted
17 Dec 1953
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Siamese Twin - the Survivor. DESCRIPTION: The keenest world-wide interest was aroused over the attempt to separate the Nigerian Siamese twins. The survivor of the operation, in a London teaching hospital, is Wariboko. ‘Boko’ for short, who is seen with her mother 20-year-old Mrs Veronica Davies. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Kano Hospital. Doctors & nurses outside hospital round babies cot. SCU Siamese twins in cot. CU survivor Wariboko after operation in arms of nurse. Lifted out of cot by her mother Mrs Veronica Davies. Mother shows her toys that have been sent. CU baby with her mother.
Keywords
Health and medicine; Children
Locations
Kano; Hammersmith Hospital
Footage sources
Gaumont
Card file number
60235
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
98
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Siamese Twin - The Survivor', British Movietone News Issue No. 1281, 21 Dec 1953. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/18951 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)