Film Record: Surgical Eradication of Pyorrhea

Date produced: 1933

Filmmaker(s):

S. H. McAfee

Country of Production:

United States

Languages:

English

Length:

1 reel (400 ft)

Format:

format unknown

Colour:

B&W

Sound Notes:

Silent

Awards/Recognition:

ACL Ten Best 1933, Honorable Mention

Description:

"In Surgical Eradication of Pyorrhea, Dr. S. H. McAfee, ACL, made use of a very fine closeup technique and, in presenting the preliminary clinical information, plaster models played an important part. The work was shown step by step so that certain points could be watched more closely later on. The very difficult problem of lighting oral surgery for good photography was well handled and the resulting exposure and definition were eminently satisfactory." Movie Makers, Dec. 1933, 524.

Resources:

McAfee's medical films are discussed briefly in "Practical Films" (Movie Makers, Sept. 1933, 373).

Subjects:

• Medicine
•      Dentistry
•      Surgery

Genre:

• Medical (nonfiction)

Form:

• Short

Tags:

Screenings:

• Screened at the "second annual evening for physicians" sponsored by the Chicago Cinema Club in 1934: Chicago, IL

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