News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Lord Nuffield and the "Iron Lung"

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
496
Date Released
5 Dec 1938
Date submitted
2 Dec 1938
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
7 / 10
Section Title
News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Lord Nuffield and Iron Lungs. SHOTLIST: At the Morris Works at Cowley, Lord Nuffield watches the iron lung in use. Mr Botth, the inventor, demonstrates and is watched by Dr Mackintosh, who Lord Nuffield says was his inspiration in giving one to every hospital. A patient is put into the contrivance and the working is clearly shown. Short view of the factory where the instruments are to be manufactured.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Vehicles; Health and medicine; Economics; Business and commerce; Science and technology; Industry and manufacture; Inventions and discoveries
Footage sources
Great Britain
Card file number
34976
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
46
Story extras:
Film clip

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'News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Lord Nuffield and the "Iron Lung"', British Movietone News Issue No. 496, 5 Dec 1938. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/9470 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)