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Film, Video Ulcer at work

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About this Item

Title

  • Ulcer at work

Summary

  • A dramatized film on the health problems caused by emotional stress. The story follows Steve, a white collar worker with a peptic ulcer through tension-filled scenes at work and at home. Linking emotional stress with physical illness, Ulcer at work espouses the now-discredited theory that ulcers result from a child's unsatisfied oral gratification needs.

Names

  • Hockman, Ned, 1921-2009, film producer, film director
  • Swain, Dwight V., screenwriter
  • Daniels, Chris (Actor), actor
  • Blakely, Wanda, actor
  • Collums, Garner Greeson, 1898-1962, actor
  • Ritzman, Carl, 1912-1979, actor
  • Hellams, Alfred A., 1912-1998, consultant
  • Greene, Wesley H., 1907- consultant
  • Oklahoma. State Department of Health, presenter, sponsor
  • University of Oklahoma, production company
  • International Film Bureau, film distributor

Created / Published

  • United States : International Film Bureau Inc., 1959.

Headings

  • -  Ulcers--Prevention
  • -  Ulcers--Treatment
  • -  Stress (Physiology)

Genre

  • Short films
  • Live-action/animation films
  • Educational films
  • Sponsored films
  • Nonfiction films

Notes

  • -  Summary adapted from the National Film Preservation Foundation.
  • -  "Ulcer at work is one of a series of films on emotional problems in business, industry... and life itself. Produced under the direction of the Mental Hygiene Division of the Oklahoma State Department of Health."--on film.
  • -  Sources used: National Film Preservation Foundation WWW site, viewed October 16, 2023; Prelinger, R. The field guide to sponsored films, p. 95.
  • -  Cameraman, Ed Turner ; editor, Milt Roberts ; sound, Jeff Griffin ; special effects, Leon Cieresko ; psychiatric consultant, Alfred A. Hellams ; distribution consultant, Wesley H. Greene ; Commissioner of Health, Grady F. Mathews.
  • -  Chris Daniels, Wanda Blakely, Garner Collums, Dr. Carl Ritzman, Mima McCandless, Dr. Charles Green, John Whitaker, W.C. Vanderwerth, Glen Pool, Chris Greaves, Judy McCall.
  • -  Narrator: Howard Neumann.
  • -  ©1959 copyright notice on film

Medium

  • 1 video file (digital) (approximately 28 min.) : sd., b&w.

Source Collection

  • American Archives of the Factual Film Collection (Library of Congress)

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2023600638

Online Format

  • image
  • video

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Chicago citation style:

Hockman, Ned, Film Producer, Film Director, Dwight V Swain, Chris Daniels, Wanda Blakely, Garner Greeson Collums, Carl Ritzman, Alfred A Hellams, Wesley H Greene, Presenter Oklahoma. State Department Of Health, and Film Distributor International Film Bureau. Ulcer at Work. produceds by University Of Oklahomauction Company United States: International Film Bureau Inc, 1959. Video. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2023600638/.

APA citation style:

Hockman, N., Swain, D. V., Daniels, C., Blakely, W., Collums, G. G., Ritzman, C. [...] International Film Bureau, F. D. (1959) Ulcer at Work. University Of Oklahomauction Company, prod United States: International Film Bureau Inc. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2023600638/.

MLA citation style:

Hockman, Ned, Film Producer, Film Director, et al. Ulcer at Work. prod by University Of Oklahomauction Company United States: International Film Bureau Inc, 1959. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2023600638/>.