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Quacks and Nostrums

Accession number: 
1958.0006

Producers:

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Production Years: 
1958

Languages:

  • English
Film Properties: 
  • Black and White
  • Sound
Length (minutes): 
19

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Holding Institutions: 

Library and Archives Canada: VHS.
"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'. Other films in this series are: CHOOSING A DOCTOR; COMMUNITY HEALTH IS UP TO YOU; MAKING LIFE ADJUSTMENTS; SHOULD YOU DRINK? "

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