Journey into Medicine is a 1947 American documentary-style film. The film stars James Karen as Michael Kenneth Marshall, a young medical student who goes through medical training at Columbia and Cornell. During his internship in pediatrics, Marshall loses one of his patients, a young girl to diphtheria. This case inspires him to enroll in the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health and pursue a career in public health. While studying at Johns Hopkins, Marshall helps battle an outbreak of diphtheria in Baltimore, which confirms to him his chosen vocation.
| Journey into Medicine | |
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| Directed by | Willard Van Dyke |
| Written by | Irving Jacoby |
| Starring | James Karen |
| Narrated by | Tony Kraber |
| Cinematography | Boris Kaufman |
| Edited by | Aram Boyajian |
| Music by | Henry Brant |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | U.S. Department of State |
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Running time | 40 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The film was made by the United States Information Service for use by the U.S. State Department. The film was meant to be shown outside the United States as a promotional film for American medicine and public health efforts abroad.[1]
The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.[2] The Academy Film Archive preserved Journey into Medicine in 2011.[3] The film is part of the Academy War Film Collection, one of the largest collections of World War II era short films held outside government archives.[4]
References
edit- ^ Atwater, R. M.; Brown, W. H.; Calver, H. N. (July 1, 1949). "Journey into Medicine". American Journal of Public Health and the Nation's Health. 39 (7): 947–948. doi:10.2105/ajph.39.7.947-b. ISSN 0002-9572. PMC 1528278. PMID 18017047.
- ^ "The 20th Academy Awards (1948) Nominees and Winners". Oscars.org (Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences). October 5, 2014. Retrieved May 29, 2019.
- ^ "Preserved Projects". Academy Film Archive.
- ^ "Academy War Film Collection". Academy Film Archive.
External links
edit- Journey into Medicine at IMDb
- The short film Journey into Medicine (1947) is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive.
- Journey into Medicine at the National Archives and Records Administration