1955 POLIO TO BE CONQUERED?: Vaccine gives millions hope: Behind scenes story of greatest medical

Date: 15th April 1955

Location: WASHINGTON, U.S.A. U.S.A. U.S.A.

Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: BRITISH PARAMOUNT NEWSREEL (REUTERS)

GOOD SCENES.

(1955)

Title: PUBLIC SERVICE dissolve to SV Salk administering needle dissolve to Tilt Salk Polio vaccine, title fades out & bottle of vaccine stays in clear.

DISSOLVE TO Screen-filling shot of Dimes coins

DISSOLVE TO SV People at work on vaccine.

SV Science scenes.

CU Ditto.

CU Test tube.

SV Masked women with test tube. SV Science scene. Angle V Man pouring liquid.

CU Science scene.

CU Woman shaking test tube.

SV Science scene.

SCU Liquid into jars. Angle v 'DR. ENDERS & DR. WELLES' sign.

INT. V. Dr. Enders walks towards camera.

SV Enders, girl & man.

SV Group of men seated in room.

SV Man looking at one of the bottles.

CU Large bottle containing virus.

SV Man pouring liquid into bottle thereby killing the viruses.

CU angle V Man operating valve.

SCU Bottles with liquid. BV Man wheeling off large bottles.

FADE Ext. V. Tilt up school.

GV Ext. Line of kids entering building.

Int. V Pan of Mass kids.

SV Little boy being vaccinated.

Ext. V Indian Trading Post in Nevada.

FV Kids running to camera.

CU Two little girls.

SV Little girl being innoculated.

Ext. V Children entering school.

SV Little boy being innoculated.

SV Ext. Building in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

SV People entering building.

CU Reporters.

SCU Dr. Salk talking with his family.

SV Cameramen

SCU Salk & family.

SV Int. Cameramen.

GTV Audience. SV Cameramen.

SV Dr. Francis - cameras in f-g.

CU Dr. Francis. SV Audience.

SV Dr. Salk at mike - receiving applause (at the University of Michigan )

GV People sitting down.

SCU Dr. Salk speaking. (Nat. sound ) "I can visualise a number of problems but none quite so formidable as the field test one phase of which has just been completed trying to learn a little bit and to face each new problem as it arises. It should be possible to contemplate the future of ... could not have been anticipated."

SV Audience.

SV Basil O'Connor at mike.

BV Audience. SV O'Connor talking. (Nat. sound) "The soul of the man who had that dream & who inspired this whole movement is smiling with us. That man was Franklin D. Roosevelt."

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