Patient Swallows a Camera

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
93A
Date Released
19 Mar 1931
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Patient Swallows a Camera. St Mary’s - Paddington. DESCRIPTION: At St Mary’s Hospital, Paddington, a study is made of interior photography. SHOTLIST: Shot of doctor and nurse standing by operating table. A CU of a small camera to photograph the internal organs is shown. Patient sits on a chair and the camera on a long tube is put down the man’s throat. A plate is shown on which the stomach and camera is shown clearly. Man rises and walks away. Nurse stands by with bowl.
Keywords
Health and medicine; Science and technology
Footage sources
British Movietone News
Card file number
1116
Length of story (in feet)
156
Story extras:

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'Patient Swallows a Camera', British Movietone News Issue No. 93A, 19 Mar 1931. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/2913 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)