Synopsis
Shows the ways in which medical quacks dupe the consumer and the steps taken by local and federal agencies to protect the public.
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Details
- Running time
- 19 minutes
- Collection
- Prelinger Archives
- Internet Archive item
- Quacksan1959
Subjects on the Internet Archive
- Medicine: Quackery
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★ · Part of the HEALTH FOR EFFECTIVE LIVING series · woofa · 2006-11-23
The mother of a young medical student is sold an herbal tea by a travelling "quack". The son visits various federal agencies including the F.D.A. and the United States Postal Service and learns of the wide variety of "Quacks and Nostrums". One of several McGraw Hill Book Co, Inc. "Textfilms" made by Crawley Films of Ottawa Canada. Other films in this series are: CHOOSING A DOCTOR; COMMUNITY HEALTH IS UP TO YOU; MAKING LIFE ADJUSTMENTS; SHOULD YOU DRINK? After production was completed, McGraw Hill did unfortunately acquire the original elements for all their Crawley productions, and years…
★★★ · Quack quack quack · Spuzz · 2004-04-12
After attending a lecture by 'Aluka Khahuma' (in what appears to be a shrimp roll around her head) a mother returns to tell her son all the wonderful things the man can cure with his wonder tea. The son, who is trying to find SOME sort of topic on a term paper, doesn't buy this tea business, and goes to his mother's doctor, who reccomends seeing officials at the Food and Drug administration and other governmental offices, who seem to have all the time in the world to answer all his questions about quacks. This isn't as interesting as it all sounds, as it soon stalls while one official sits…
★★★ · " Quacks and Nostrums " · Mr. Manager · 2006-05-01
Very good late '50's film about medical con artists. The mother looks like the actress Jo Van Fleet. This movie was made in 1958 not '59.
★★ · Dull · ERD · 2006-01-23
This film takes a long time to come across with its point about quacks. Very dry and unimaginative.
Bunch of morons in here · Dabbbb8438 · 2026-07-08
What is this description. What are these comments?! Steve Jobs died trying alternative medicine.