Copter Doctor

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1669A
Date Released
1 Jun 1961
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Copter Doctor. DESCRIPTION: Hong Kong’s flying doctor paid one of his fortnightly visits to outlying villages. (With a helicopter he can do in a few hours what takes days any other way). When he visited the village of Sai Wan, population 65, he took a couple of nurses with him. Everyone’s related to everyone else here, and apparently all of them wanted treatment. The service given by the Doctor and his staff, including vaccinations and inoculations, is free. Forty minutes after the landing, he’s treated his last patient. Then, it’s off to the next port of call. SHOTLIST: Key scene. LS helicopter flying over the sea - beach & mountains also seen. Aerial of village - Sai Wan. MS Chinese child. MS helicopter. MS two Chinese nurses in helicopter. MS doctor climbs out of helicopter and helps nurses out. LS doctor and nurses arrive at house and enter. MS two small Chinese children sitting on step. MS Chinese people go into house to see the doctor. MS doctor attends child. MS baby crying. MS doctor sees to boy’s eyes. MS nurse with medicine. MS nurse inoculating child. MS patient puts her tongue out for the doctor. MS doctor pours out the medicine. MS Chinese lady prays. MS doctor gives her medicine - she drinks it. LS children wave goodbye to the doctor and nurses. MS helicopter. MS child waves. LS helicopter flying over the sea and mountains.
Keywords
Health and medicine; Aviation
Locations
China; Hong Kong
Footage sources
Shipment
Card file number
82573A
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
116
Story extras:
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'Copter Doctor', British Movietone News Issue No. 1669A, 1 Jun 1961. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/24127 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)