Hope for Polio Victims

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1350A
Date Released
21 Apr 1955
Date submitted
15 Apr 1955
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 9
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Child Polio Victims. DESCRIPTION: The recent discoveries of Dr Jonas E Salk in America have brought renewed hope to countless victims of Poliomyelitis. SHOTLIST: GV of the hospital. CU of Salk. CU of Salk with his wife and 3 sons. St Mary’s Hospital. Carshalton. GVs of children in bed. Walking on crutches. GV of beds outside. Boy walking towards camera on crutches.
Keywords
Health and medicine
Locations
Surrey; Carshalton
Card file number
63313
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Peter Brown
Length of story (in feet)
66
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Hope for Polio Victims', British Movietone News Issue No. 1350A, 21 Apr 1955. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/19995 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)