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The Story of a Country Doctor

Item number (ISN):

24261

Hierarchical level:

Item (Accession level)

Date:

1934

Item number (ISN):

24261

Type of material:

Moving images

Found in:

Archives / Film, Video and Sound

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Accession:

1983-0302

Media:

Film

Part:

2 of 2

Production date:

1934

Production company:

Associated Screen News Ltd.

Sponsor:

G.H. Ansley ?

Description:

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Film about Dr. Mahlon William Locke of Williamburg, Ontario, billed at the start as "an intimate story".~It shows: close-up of a book and magazine articles about him; visuals of the shorts of the St. Lawrence River and its canals, not far from Williamburg; two men and a boat shown in shot of the river; train station at Morrisburg, Ontario, the closest railway depot to Williamsburg; arrival of train as bystanders look on; passengers leaving the train; close-up of one of the passengers who arrives for treatment by Dr. Locke, showing close-up of the legs and feet of the wheelchair-bound patient; car and truck traffic on the two-lane highway from Morrisburg to Williamsburg, specially built by the government to handle the volume of automobile traffic attracted to Williamburg by the promise of Locke's treatment of arthritis and other ailments; brief scene of the rural countryside; views of Williamsburg buildings; homes along the village streets; cars on the road; small building with sign identifying it as the Bank of Montreal.~In foreground is a woman pushing another woman in a wheelchair; woman with cane; ramps in front of a building to aid patients; crowds, including many people in wheelchairs; streets lined with cars; close-ups of the license plates of cars bringing people to see Dr. Locke, most of them dated 1934, from Quebec, New York, Wisconsin, Kansas, Florida and Tennessee; more street scenes; long lines of cars parked at the side of the road; Doctor Locke and his wife shown standing in front of their wooden house as their small daughter looks from behind the screen door; Locke at a water pump while his cows stand nearby; interview of him by an off-camera interviewer about his prized herd of cows and the relaxation he gets from raising and milking his cows; Locke in a field with cows; Locke in field with his daughter Marion; close-up of his medical diplomas; close-up of him standing with his arms and hands raised, palms out; scenes of crowds of patients and their families waiting at his outdoor treatment area; close-ups of patients' feet; and patients chatting and one woman knitting as they wait.~The film also shows: close-up of the swivel chair he uses to treat patients who gather in a circle around him; close-up of stockinged feet of patients; Locke moving through the crowd to his chair and seated in his chair; Locke treating patients by quickly manipulating their feet as an assistant manipulates the hands of other patients; Locke rapidly taking his one-dollar fee from each patient; arthritis cases on stretchers; interview of arthritis patient Fred Brooks who states that his treatment by Dr. Locke has enabled him to stand on crutches and operate his own business in Williamsburg; a smiling Robert Langer, former New York newspaper photographer now disabled by arthritis, who also claims improvement due to Dr. Locke's treatments; interview of a Mr. [MacDonald] who states that he moved to Williamsburg from Saskatchewan to get treatment for his son Jock, who stands beside him with a cane and a comment from Jock who agrees that the treatment has helped; scenes of smiling patients; more scenes of the doctor touching patients' feet; close-ups of a handwritten register showing distant locations from which patients travel; more scenes of the doctor and the crowds; close-up of him with another man; and concluding shot of Dr. Locke petting his dog, waving to the camera and entering his house. <13mn 32s>

Language:

English

Notes:

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1. Opening credits state that the film is presented by G.H. Ansley (probably the film's sponsor).~2. Some words lost intermittently during voiceover narration due to soundtrack damage.

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Vault ISN:

18738

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

V1 8212-0063

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SIL

Made from:

V4 8212-0028

Status:

REF

Vault ISN:

18741

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

V1 8305-0092

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SIL

Status:

REF

Vault ISN:

33848

Format:

FILM

Location number:

N-5656
N-5657

Number of items:

2

Kind of sound:

COMP

Stock:

NITRATE

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

33849

Format:

FILM

Location number:

N-5658

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

COMP

Stock:

NITRATE

Max. shrinkage:

1.5%

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

37929

Format:

FILM

Location number:

8310-0837
8310-0838

Number of items:

2

Kind of sound:

SIL

Stock:

DUPE

Technical description:

NEG

Made from:

N-5656
N-5657

Status:

PRT.ELEM

Vault ISN:

37932

Format:

FILM

Location number:

8310-0839
8310-0840

Number of items:

2

Kind of sound:

COMP

Stock:

ANS PRT

Made from:

8310-0837
8310-0838
8908-0036
8908-0037

Status:

REF

Vault ISN:

37936

Format:

SOUND

Location number:

8310-0836/1
8502-0163

Number of items:

2

Kind of sound:

MAG TRK

Made from:

N-5658
N-5657

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

123532

Format:

FILM

Location number:

8908-0034
8908-0035

Number of items:

2

Kind of sound:

SIL

Stock:

DUPE

Technical description:

POS

Made from:

8310-0837
8310-0838

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

123543

Format:

FILM

Location number:

8908-0036
8908-0037

Number of items:

2

Kind of sound:

OPT TRK

Technical description:

NEG

Made from:

8310-0836
8502-0163

Status:

PRT.ELEM

Vault ISN:

369845

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

V1 2002-03-0004

Number of items:

1

Duration:

105:00

Status:

REF

Vault ISN:

977535

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

V4 2002-03-0011

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SOF

Made from:

8308-0763
8308-0764
8310-0839
8310-0840
8221-2853

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

1007464

Format:

SOUND

Location number:

8310-0836/2

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

MAG TRK

Made from:

N-5658

Status:

MASTER
Ordering and viewing options

Conditions of access:

Open

Consultation copy number:

V1 8212-0063
V1 8305-0092
V1 2002-03-0004

Copyright status:

Under copyright

Copyright owner:

Copyright owner: Astral Media.

Reproduction access:

with written permission of copyright owner : with permission of Duane LockeDuane Locke should be contacted for authorization to copy as he retains donor rights.Duane Locke: samandclaire@sympathico.com.

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