One Man’s Courage

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1895
Date Released
27 Sep 1965
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: One Man’s Courage. DESCRIPTION: Russell Wolf was paralysed in 1961 with polio. Bedridden, in Brisbane, Australia, he took a course of art lessons after winning a scholarship from Switzerland. He has now painted more than 100 pictures which he sells to support his wife and two children. SHOTLIST: MCU Russell Wolf pan down his body to his feet one of which is holding a paint brush. MS Russell painting a landscape. CU ditto. MS Russell and his two children. MS Russell painting a landscape. CU ditto. Pan from iron lung to Russell. MS nurse putting fresh paint on palate. Pan down to Russell painting landscape. CU Russell painting landscape. Pan Russell and his two children holding some of his paintings.
Keywords
Arts and crafts; Disabled persons
Locations
Australia; Brisbane
Footage sources
Australia
Card file number
90215
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
86
Story extras:
Film clip

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'One Man’s Courage', British Movietone News Issue No. 1895, 27 Sep 1965. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/26158 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)