Synopsis
Man steps into Metropolitan St. Louis police car #172, car drives past camera. Man looks up from his desk where he is writing in a notebook, telephone on man’s desk; man swivels in chair over to what looks like a cot or hospital bed with leather bag on it, disembodied arms of man removes various tools from bag including a saw, drill, hammer. Great shot inside operating room in 1930s, one doctor wears white mask with only holes for his eyes, doctors and nurse wearing large surgical gloves, patients body is chained two the operating table; container of Ether, doctor pours liquid from Ether container into glass cone which is then forced into the patients mouth, patient begins to convulse; disembodied arms of doctors and nurse wear surgical gloves trying to restrain the convulsing patient who is visibly chained up; convulsing patient holds nurses hand; doctors acting out using a saw, hammer, scissors and drill on the chained up patient, then pretend to pull long tube or intestine from patient; nurse comforts the patient. sign leaned up against wall “Doctor is In Please be Seated” Great shot man with feet kicked up on desk reading The Saturday Evening Post, magazine blocks man’s face, cigar smoke rises from behind magazine, man answers the phone Police officer directing traffic holding stop sign, great physical comedy; in reverse of 1930s people walking backwards across street into building police officer directing traffic Great physical comedy bit, 1930s police officer…
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- Running time
- 8 minutes
- Collection
- Prelinger Archives