STERNUTATION [Main Title]

Second World War British Ministry of Information newsreel trailer encouraging people to use a handkerchief to stop the spread of diseases.

The film opens with a shot of a male aircraft production worker sneezing and the consequent damage to small model aircraft. A female tank production worker sneezes and a small model tank is damaged, and then a dignitary sneezes at the launch of a ship and a small model ship sinks. A man sneezes facing the camera and covers his face with a handkerchief . The sung commentary advises "Hand, Sneeze and Bumps A-Daisy, wrap all your germs in your hand-ker-chief!". The films ends with the caption " COUGHS and SNEEZES spread DISEASES. Time lost through colds and flu every year is equivalent in production to 3,500 tanks and 1,000 bombers and 1,000,000 rifles. Trap your germs in your handkerchief. Keep the Nation FIGHTING FIT"

35mm