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The Reward of Courage
Educational & Instructional Black & White SilentAugust 2, 2013January 15, 2020

A Rediscovered Cancer Film of the Silent Era

By David Cantor, PhD

The Reward of Courage sought to transform public ideas about cancer by encouraging people to seek help from a recognized physician at the first sign of the disease or its possibility: early detection and treatment being the ASCC’s main approach to cancer control.

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Smokestacks fill the air over a hillside town. The Darkening Day
Film historian Jennifer Peterson analyzes a set of six films about air pollution and the environment. The 1960s were a turning point in the expansion of popular awareness about environmental problems. These six titles, made between 1960-1972, show the emergence of modern environmentalist discourses. All frame pollution as a problem caused by human industry. But in the films made later in the decade, a broader critique of post-World War II consumerism and waste emerges. Co-produced by the U.S. Public Health Service and a range of commercial and nonprofit institutions, the films reflect an era in which the government took a leading role in educating the public about environmental health threats.

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Someone rubs the arm of a person on a platform under a white sheet. Massage (1938)
 A film demonstrating the technique of massage, presented by the American Physiotherapy Association and the Council on Physical Therapy of the American Medical Association. It shows deep and superficial stroking, kneading, and friction as practiced on a patient’s arm, hand, and shoulder.

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