The heart and circulation.

Date:
1947
  • Film

About this work

Description

A rather pedestrian educational film about the heart. A series of people have their hearts listened to using a stethoscope; hearts are removed and their independent rhythmic pumping action is seen. Various graphics explain the double pump action of the heart.

Publication/Creation

USA : Encyclopaedia Britannica Films Inc, 1947.

Physical description

1 film reel (10 min.) : sound, black and white, 16 mm.

Notes

Supporting paperwork available in the department.
This film was donated to Wellcome Trust by Wales Film and Television Archive.
This print is very scratched, particularly at the beginning and there is a small tear in the opening credits.

Creator/production credits

Produced by Encyclopaedia Britannica Films Inc in collaboration with A. J Carlson. Passed by the Committee on medical motion pictures of the American College of Surgeons. Approved by the American Heart Association.

Type/Technique

Languages

Where to find it

  • LocationStatusAccess
    Closed stores
    3839FM
    By appointmentManual request

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