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Film, Video Afraid of microbes Original French title: Peur des microbes / Alternate English language title: Fear of microbes / Title from videocassette housing: Fear of the microbes / Former supplied title: Unidentified John Jones

Digital viewing copy

About this Item

Title

  • Afraid of microbes

Other Title

  • Original French title: Peur des microbes
  • Alternate English language title: Fear of microbes
  • Title from videocassette housing: Fear of the microbes
  • Former supplied title: Unidentified John Jones

Summary

  • A man who fears the influenza microbe buys an antiseptic spray from a pharmacist. On his way home, he insists on spraying everyone he encounters, including the police. A growing group of outraged people chases and captures him. He is tied up and doused with water.

Names

  • Pathé frères (France)
  • Pathé Frères (U.S.)

Created / Published

  • United States : Pathé Frères, 1908.

Headings

  • -  Fear of contamination--France--Humor

Genre

  • Slapstick comedy films
  • Chase films
  • Silent films
  • Short films
  • Fiction films

Notes

  • -  No main title on film, but film appears to be otherwise complete.
  • -  English title from Moving picture world, Jan. 11, 1908, p. 29, Jan. 18, 1908, p. 36, 50. French title, La peur des microbes, from Catalogue Pathé des années 1896 à 1914, 1907 à 1909, p. 50.
  • -  Alternate English language title and former supplied title both taken from MAVIS.
  • -  Pathé no. 1913.
  • -  On one film reel/videocassette preceding two other Pathé Frères English language versions: Lost a pretty little dog and At the dentist's.
  • -  Digital files viewed.
  • -  Sources used: Moving picture world, Jan. 11, 1908, p. 29, Jan. 18, 1908, p. 36, 50; American Film Institute catalog, film beginnings, 1893-1910, p. 13; Catalogue Pathé des années 1896 à 1914, 1907 à 1909, p. 50; AFI STAR database record no. 8489.

Medium

  • viewing copy 1 videocassette of 1 (Betacam SP) (ca. 4 min.) : si., b&w ; 1/2 in.
  • viewing print 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 320 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
  • theatrical projection print 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 320 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
  • dupe neg pic 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 320 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • VRA 1877 (viewing copy)
  • FEA 8200 (viewing print)
  • FEB 9944 (theatrical projection print)
  • FPC 7498 (dupe neg pic)

Source Collection

  • AFI/Jones (John) Collection (Library of Congress)

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2006640756

Online Format

  • image
  • video

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Chicago citation style:

Pathé Frères, and U.S Pathé Frères. Afraid of Microbes. United States: Pathé Frères, 1908. Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/2006640756/.

APA citation style:

Pathé Frères & Pathé Frères, U. S. (1908) Afraid of Microbes. United States: Pathé Frères. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2006640756/.

MLA citation style:

Pathé Frères, and U.S Pathé Frères. Afraid of Microbes. United States: Pathé Frères, 1908. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2006640756/>.