Tuesday's child

United States, 1955

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Episode number 13 of Series “The American scene”
A dramatisation of the roles of a small girl, her parents and doctors in dealing with the problem of mental retardation in children and what is being done to prepare them for adult life.

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Credits

production company

United Films

Duration

00:13:48:00

Production places
United States
Production dates
1955

Appears in

The American Scene

Group of items

The American Scene

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

323096

Language

English

Subject categories

Documentary

Documentary → Docudrama

Documentary → Documentary films - United States

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Community - Moral and ethical aspects

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Discrimination against the handicapped

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Special education

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Community - Moral and ethical aspects

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Community - Moral and ethical aspects

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Discrimination against the handicapped

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Handicapped children - Care and treatment

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Handicapped children - Development

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Handicapped children - Education

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Mentally handicapped

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Mentally handicapped children

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

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Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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