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Joan Avoids a Cold (1947)

1947 · Ephemeral film · 10 min

  • Documentary

Synopsis

How young children must behave to avoid transmitting germs to one another.

Synopsis from TMDb

Details

Studio
Coronet Films
Released
1947-01-01
Running time
10 minutes
Language
English
Collection
Prelinger Archives
Internet Archive item
0042_Joan_Avoids_a_Cold_18_43_30_00-0013

Reviews on the Internet Archive

★★★★ · Now you know what that white goo is in the toilet! · Spuzz · 2016-02-19

Very strange and dated film which gives kids ways on how to avoid a cold. Using vwey badly acting kids (at least the kids are better actors then the ADULTS!) the film follows Joan, and his brother, on a typical day. As you can probably tell, Joan is smart, her brother is not. After Joans Mother decides that her kids need to wear snowsuits (!!) on a perfectly nice but chilly day, the kids are off to school. Joan avoids the puddles. Her brother doesn't. Her brother takes a bite from someone else's food, Joan does not.. and so it goes. Pretty soon, when they are in school, Joan's brother's head…

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