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Poster for Preventing the Spread of Disease (1940)

Preventing the Spread of Disease (1940)

1940 · Ephemeral film · 10 min

  • Family
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Synopsis

Shows how communities can ensure that having local water supplies, milk supplies and proper sewage facilities, in addition to efficient insect-abatement programs, will keep their residents safe. It also shows steps that individua...

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Details

Studio
National Association of the Motion Picture Industry
Released
1940-08-04
Running time
10 minutes
Language
English
Collection
Prelinger Archives

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★★★★★ · A few pointers LOL · Spuzz · 2004-03-11

"Our body is just like a little country that has been invaded by an invading army!" cries the narrator of this ridiculous short, which demonstrates some pretty wild methods of getting sick. Poor Barbra, why is she lying in bed at home, she could be jumping rope or doing homework! But no, she's sick, invaded by that army! After a brief summary of what germs are, we are then treated to a scene which I'll probably never forget, two kids, both wearing signs, one wears "sick" and one wears "well", funny alone in itself, but when the pointer comes out of nowhere, well, I was on the floor. Watch the…

★★★★ · The Endless Chore Of Eliminating Germs · MissMenorrhea · 2017-02-01

Germaphobes will really enjoy this film. Broads with bushy eyebrows all over this film. Joan Crawford sure started something, eh?

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