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TRAILER - DIPHTHERIA
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JUNKIE MONKEY!
A monkey escaped from the Department of Psychology at Bristol University. He'd been helping the students in their study of animal behaviour. The students tried to coax him out of a tree with bananas sprinkled with tranquilisers, but the...
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ROUND AND ABOUT
Nurses are making the headlines these days, and the Florence Nightingale Exhibition in London is a reminder of the wonderful work they do. It also recalls their services in the Crimea, including a picture of Florence Nightingale's...
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NEW ADVANCE FIGHTS BURN HAZARD
A demonstration of a new emergency treatment - it's a new dressing - a sheet of polyurethane foam which can be cut to any size and applied to any part of the body. It's pre-sterilized to resist bacteria and can be applied by an...
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""SUBMARINE SURGERY""
A steel walled ""submarine"" is being used for medical surgery. The submarine is a giant pressure chamber at the Western Infirmary in Glasgow. Surgery can be carried out at three times atmospheric pressure. The point of operating under...
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COLOMBIA - ""BELLY FLOP""
The landing gear of a ""Constellation"", arriving at Bogota, was jammed. So, there was no choice for the captain, it's got to be a belly landing! It was a perfect job, but in contrast to the captain's coolness, there was panic among...
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FROM BLACKFRIARS TO MILAN
A carpet, which will eventually be 30 ft long, is being made in London at this Workshop for the Handicapped; a new venture by the Blackfriars Settlement. It provides work for people who are handicapped, either by old age, blindness or...
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HULL - POLIO CITY
Almost over night, the people of Kingston upon Hull found themselves facing one of the worst polio outbreaks ever known in Britain. But for a great step forward in anti-polio research, they'd be in a grave situation. This step forward is...
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THE HIGHWAY CODE
The importance of the new Highway Code in connection with road safety is emphasised by the Minister of Transport, Mr Boyd-Carpenter. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the...
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DISASTROUS ECUADOR EARTHQUAKE
Amid the ruins of four large towns caused by an earthquake, we see the terrible plight of the refugees who have lost almost everything. 7,000 it is estimated lost their lives. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection....
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PERSIA - THE END?
Among early arrivals at London Airport from Abadan were members of the British hospital staff. A personal view of the situation was given by the Matron, Miss Dorothy Ridge and one of the Sisters. Also home in Britain were members of the...
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HEART MAN DIES
The death of Louis Washkansky cast a shadow over this dramatic Medical advance in Heart Transplanting. But Surgeons are hopeful that it indicates no major setback for future operations. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical...
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FIRE FIGHTERS ON SHOW
Visitors from over thirty countries attended a display by members of the London Fire Brigade, during the International Fire Conference at Olympia. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions...
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NAUGHTY TEMPERS FLARE IN ROLLER DERBY
In Madison Square Garden, the Roller Skating Championship was held. The rules of this sort of thing seem to be very elastic and the girls really let themselves go. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and...
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NO SMOKE WITHOUT....
Ten scientists in America - the Advisory Committee on Smoking and Health - have brought the whole question of smoking into the headlines once again. After fourteen months of sifting the evidence, their report is unanimous. Smoking does...
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THALIDOMIDE TRIAL
There is world-wide interest in the trial in Belgium of those involved in the death of the Thalidomide baby. Those accused are the family doctor, the baby's aunt, her grandmother, her father, Jean-Noel van de Put, and the 25-year-old...
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EYES ON THE WORLD
The world through the camera's eye. Some of the exhibits at the Photo Fair in Cologne. All over the world Movietone's camera's have recorded moments like these. Events that made history - or became part of it. Among the most dramatic...
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RIVER WARRIORS HAIL THE QUEEN
At Port Harcourt in Eastern Nigeria, the Queen and the Duke watched the war canoe Regatta. Later, some thirty miles from Enugu is the Oji River Leper Settlement. At Apapa Wharf at Lagos, a Guard of Honour from HMS 'Magpie'. By unveiling...
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GREAT EXPECTATIONS
Babies are headline news in 1964, with four new Royal arrivals expected. We show pictures of the Queen and her children in 1960, Princess Margaret and Lord Snowdon with their son Viscount Linley, Princess Alexandra and her husband Angus...
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ALL BLACKS BEAT WELSH HOODOO
On the three previous visits the All Blacks made to Cardiff they have been beaten. Don Clarke scored from a penalty after the first few minutes. Then in the fourteenth minute Bruce Watts scored another goal. The Welsh Captain Rowlands...
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RACING ROUNDABOUT
In spite of the bad weather, the traditional race meeting at Epsom was one place where there was plenty of action. Winner of the Ranmore Selling Handicap Stakes for 3-year olds was ""Benign"", with ""Silver Star"" second. ® At Hayling...
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VISCOUNT NUFFIELD - A TRIBUTE
William Richard Morris, first Viscount Nuffield, was born in 1877. He was created a Viscount in 1938. Lord Nuffield made millions - and gave millions away. His gifts which have been estimated at more than 27 million pounds, reveal his...
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THE FIGHT AGAINST POLIO
The first distribution to health authorities of enough polio vaccine to inject 200,000 children. The first to receive their injections were between the ages of 2 and 9 years. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any...
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HORSE CLINIC
A new clinic in France can repair broken legs in horses, although expensive, can save the life of a priceless racehorse. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or...