Tobacco and the Human Body
Tobacco and the Human Body is a short film from 1954 released on 16mm. It is held in the Prelinger Archives collection.
PRESENTS ANALYSIS OF CONTENT OF TOBACCO SMOKE, SHOWS EFFECT OF NICOTINE & VARIOUS TARS ON HUMAN BODY, & EXPLORES REASONS WHY PEOPLE SMOKE. FILM TAKES NO SIDE IN ARGUMENT FOR OR AGAINST SMOKING, BUT PRESENTS SCIENTIFIC FACTS AS THEY APPEAR TODAY.
How tobacco affects your body; Native Americans smoking tobacco [may be faked] family tobacco farm; cured tobacco leaves; packages of cigarettes; research laboratory; animation carbon monoxide; cigarettes; rabbit is injected with nicotine; man is strapped down on a bed for an experiment. rabbit's heart is shown beating at an accelerated rate after the direct application of nicotine; Burger's disease shown; hypodermic;
coughing; not sure if it causes pollution; may cause cancer; mice with cancer; lip cancer; physical examination;| Tobacco and the Human Body | |
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| Produced by | Encyclopaedia Britannica Films |
Production company | Encyclopaedia Britannica Films |
| Distributed by | Encyclopaedia Britannica Films |
Release date | 1954 |
Running time | 14:11 |
| Language | English |
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