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American Movie Archives (美國電影檔案)
- Title
- Quacks and Nostrums
- Year
- 1959
- Abstract
- Shows the ways in which medical quacks dupe the consumer and the steps taken by local and federal agencies to protect the public.
- Notes
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Produced: Crawley Films
Sponsor: N/A
Run Time: 18:51
Audio/Visual: Sd, B&W - Keyword
- Medicine: Quackery
- Theme
- The best medicine is white medicine!
- Review
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When Mom announces that she's going to try drinking herbal tea to relieve her stomach pains and tension instead of going to the doctor to be pumped full of Valium, pre-med son Larry senses something wrong!
Leaping into action, Larry visits the FDA, FTC, and the family doctor (who mentions the AMA about fifty times) to find out what can be done about quack doctors. The FDA guy sniffs the tea and can tell Larry exactly what's in it, but spends most of his time reading his lines off the desk.
Presents the quaint notion that quacks are only after your money, but doctors, I guess, work in abject poverty as men of Science.
(Reviewer: dynayellow) - Location
- A/V room, 2/F