Thalidomide Trial

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1745
Date Released
12 Nov 1962
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Thalidomide Trial. DESCRIPTION: There is world-wide interest in the trial in Belgium of those involved in the death of the Thalidomide baby. Those accused are the family doctor, the baby’s aunt, her grandmother, her father, Jean-Noel van de Put, and the 25-year-old mother who confessed to poisoning her armless baby with barbiturates. SHOTLIST: Key scene. MS cameramen. MS judges come in. CU folders. MS doctor, baby’s aunt, grandmother, father and the mother into court. MLS ditto. MS judges. MS accused. MS judge (3 shots) accused sitting down. MS press men. MS baby’s mother and father.
Keywords
Crime
Locations
Liege; Belgium
Footage sources
France
Card file number
85444
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
77
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Thalidomide Trial', British Movietone News Issue No. 1745, 12 Nov 1962. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/24874 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)