Whistle Stop Dentist

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1912A
Date Released
27 Jan 1966
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Whistle Stop Dentist. DESCRIPTION: The Health Authorities in Ontario run a scheme to bring relief to people who live along the fifteen hundred mile railroad that runs through the north of the state. Dental rail cars, operated by Dr Edmund Guest, are hooked onto a passing train to take him to his next patients. His patients include over twenty five thousand children, many of whom rely almost entirely on his visits. SHOTLIST: Pan snow covered pine trees from train. LS looking back at moving train from the front. Pan snow covered mountain from train. MS train past camera pan with dental car. Pan children playing. Pan along outside of dental car. Pan Dr Guest checking car. MCU Dr Guest checks battery reading. MS ditto. MCU words Dental car on side of carriage. MS patient walks into car and sits in the chair. CU Dr Guest. MCU Dr Guest looking into patient’s mouth, while Mrs Guest assists him. BS ditto. MCU patient in chair. MS Mrs Guest prepares the tea tray. Pan Dr Guest comes in to room and he sits at the table. Pan Mrs Guest brings the tray into room and puts it on the table. CU Dr Guest dealing the cards. MS Dr and Mrs Guest playing cards. Pan train past dental car, with its headlight on.
Keywords
Health and medicine; Railways
Locations
Canada; Ontario
Footage sources
National Film Board of Canada
Card file number
90653
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
144
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Whistle Stop Dentist', British Movietone News Issue No. 1912A, 27 Jan 1966. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/26306 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)