| The 1950 Cancer Crusade | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1542 |
| Catalog #: | 498469 | |
| Clip Number: | 498469-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 023-338 | |
| Timecode: | 00:58:31 - 01:00:20 | |
| Location: | Hollywood, CA | |
| Year Shot: | 1950 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | COMMERCIALS: Public Service HEALTH AND MEDICINE: Diseases, Cancer LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, California, Hollywood ORGANIZATIONS: Charity, Medical Research PERSONALITIES: Crosby, Bing | |
| Description: | The 1950 Cancer Crusade The 1950 Cancer Crusade. Bing Crosby standing in an empty sound stage appealing for donations for diagnosis and treatment. He makes a statement that out of a 100 people 20 will sometime have cancer. The American Cancer Society that half of this number could be cured with early diagnosis and treatment, in other words - 10 of that 20 can be saved if they seek help in time. The other ten their hope lays in research. At the end of the announcement it reads as follows; "The foregoing subject has been presented by this theater as a Public Service Announcement. | |
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