movies_creation
American Movie Archives (美國電影檔案)
- Title
- On the Firing Line
- Year
- 1936
- Abstract
- Efforts being made by the National Tuberculosis Association in the war against tuberculosis, with many interesting scenes from the 1930s. Posing interesting and still relevant statistics linking poverty to the disease as well as surprising breakdowns on the racial demographics of tuberculosis victims, the film also includes fascinating footage of early sanitoria (treatment centers) and mobile health clinics.
- Notes
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Produced: Courier Productions, Inc.
Sponsor: National Tuberculosis Association
Run Time: 19:13
Audio/Visual: Sd, B&W - Keyword
- Health and hygiene;Medicine: Tuberculosis;Medicine: Public health;Medicine: Tuberculosis;Medicine: Public health
- Theme
- All Aboard the TB Train!
- Review
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This wild tour of Tuberclorosis, it's statistics, and what people are doing about it is quite fascinating as it deals with a disease that noone worries about anymore, but was a national concern 50 years ago. We start with the head of the TB society (he's not coughing though lol) showing us some grim statistics on TB manifestations. The death figures are marked by Urns! From there, we head to New York City, The South, Los Angeles and even rural communities to show of what is being done and what should be done to combat the disease. Nice shots of sanitoriums are shown as well.
(Reviewer: Spuzz) - Location
- A/V room, 2/F