Flu

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
397
Date Released
11 Jan 1937
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
9 / 14
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Flu. DESCRIPTION: Barry Barnes hopes it doesn’t find you as it leaves him. SHOTLIST: Barry Barnes seated with feet in mustard bath. Cameraman is seen in the picture taking photograph. Shots of beetles and shot of ferocious looking stuffed animals. Shots of what the comic commentator calls magnified ‘flu germs. Shots of people sitting in room wearing gas masks. Shots of movietone staff gargling to avoid the epidemic. CU of the various types and noises made by same.
Keywords
Health and medicine; Curiosities; Safety devices; Newspapers; Cameramen; Newsreels
Card file number
5022
Credits:
Commentator
Barry K. Barnes
Length of story (in feet)
71
Story extras:

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'Flu', British Movietone News Issue No. 397, 11 Jan 1937. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/7180 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)