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
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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