MEDICAL DRAMA; 1940
10:12:18:02,Shanty town. Pan (nice), Doctor (in his 50's) examines two kids by a pond. Tongue depressor and light, Kids run away, Doctor with bag walks through shanty town, Fire and smoke in shanty town, CU Baby in mothers arms, Doctor brings homeless family home with him, Kindly Doctor smokes pipe, Kids play in exam room, ride gurney, knock down old lady, CU mad old lady, Two old women talk over tea, Old woman on phone, Granny reads to kids by the fire, MS Older couple sitting by the fire, Two kids in pajamas listen at banister, Granny admires herself in mirror, CU Deed, Two kids drop letter down grate, Nurse and man in lab, Man and nurse talk while cleaning beakers, Doctor visits shanty town in the rain, Faces of impoverished persons, Man plays pin ball. CU pinball game. (Nice) quick cut reactions, Montage, Men on phone, Man on phone while getting massage, CU Old phone being hung up, Doctor lights, smokes pipe in easy chair, Poor people in shanty town moved out, Pan of city street, morning, Car almost hits men on street, Citizens confront homeless, Mob confronts homeless to move. Cops get pushy, Homeless take up bats and stones, Doctor looking through microscope, CU Slide of virus, Homeless stand their ground, cops approach. Toe to toe confrontation (Nice), Doctor announces quarantine, moves crowd back, Doctor prepares to scrub up, Sign: QUARANTINED AREA KEEP OUT. pan to bonfire, Doctor takes young boy's temperature, Doctor and father stand over sick girl, Distressed mother wipes brow, CU baby with finger in it's mouth, Sick woman faints into Mari's arms, Headline: EPIDEMIC SPREADING, Hospital tent erected, Epidemic montage. Doctor treats patients superimposed over medical chart, Two women washing cloths. Washtubs, Men watch action from window, Montage, doctor fights epidemic superimposed over medical chart, Headline: CRISIS LOOMS, Headlines: EPIDEMIC CHECKED. COUNCIL VOTES HOUSING PROJECT, Headline: EPIDEMIC SPREADING, Headline: EPIDEMIC CHICKED, Doctor takes thermometer from boys mouth. All is well, Doctor surveys patients in hospital tent