Can John Braund Cure Cancer?
1948 Australian film
- 1948 (1948)
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Can John Braund Cure Cancer? is a 1948 Australian documentary directed by Ken G. Hall about John Braund, a man who claimed he could cure cancer.
Braund was a highly controversial character at the time and the film was much publicised.[2][3][4][5] There was considerable controversy over whether Braund should have been allowed to have such a public forum.[6][7][8][9] Braund was later declared to be a fraud.[10]
References
- ^ "Variety (February 1948)". 1948.
- ^ "Claims Not Substantiated". The Northern Miner. Queensland, Australia. 9 April 1948. p. 1. Retrieved 21 March 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ DAWES, L. L. (2013). "Just a Quack Who Can Cure Cancer": John Braund, and Regulating Cancer Treatment in New South Wales, Australia. Medical History, 57(2), 206–225. http://doi.org/10.1017/mdh.2012.103
- ^ "REPORT ON CANCER CLAIM: BRAUND ALLEGED TO BE FRAUD AND CHARLATAN". Morning Bulletin. No. 27, 081. Queensland, Australia. 9 April 1948. p. 1. Retrieved 21 March 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Perth Sees Cancer Cure in Film". Sunday Times (Perth). No. 2607. Western Australia. 8 February 1948. p. 10 (Sporting Section). Retrieved 21 March 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Cancer Cure Demonstrated". The Age. No. 28949. Victoria, Australia. 6 February 1948. p. 3. Retrieved 21 March 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Doctors See Cancer Film". The Age. No. 28950. Victoria, Australia. 7 February 1948. p. 3. Retrieved 21 March 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "BRAUND FILM SHOULD NOT. BE EXHIBITED". Truth. No. 2498. Queensland, Australia. 8 February 1948. p. 19. Retrieved 21 March 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "DO HIS BEST". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 34, 362. New South Wales, Australia. 9 February 1948. p. 3. Retrieved 21 March 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "CANCER CURE CLAIM "NOT SUBSTANTIATED"". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 34, 414. New South Wales, Australia. 9 April 1948. p. 4. Retrieved 21 March 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
External links
- Copy of film at British Pathe
- Can John Braund Cure Cancer? at National Film and Sound Archive
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Films directed and produced by Ken G. Hall
- The Exploits of the Emden (1928)
- On Our Selection (1932)
- The Squatter's Daughter (1933)
- Cinesound Varieties (1934)
- The Silence of Dean Maitland (1934)
- Strike Me Lucky (1934)
- Grandad Rudd (1935)
- Thoroughbred (1936)
- Orphan of the Wilderness (1936)
- It Isn't Done (1937)
- Tall Timbers (1937)
- Lovers and Luggers (1937)
- The Broken Melody (1938)
- Let George Do It (1938)
- Dad and Dave Come to Town (1938)
- Gone to the Dogs (1939)
- Come Up Smiling (1939) (producer only)
- Mr. Chedworth Steps Out (1939)
- Dad Rudd, M.P. (1940)
- Smithy (1946)
- Thar She Blows! (1931)
- That's Cricket (1931)
- Ghosts of Port Arthur (1933)
- Road to Victory (1941)
- Anzacs in Overalls (1941)
- Australia Marches with Britain (1941)
- 100,000 Cobbers (1942)
- Another Threshold (1942)
- Eleventh Hour (1942)
- Give Us This Day (1943)
- South West Pacific (1943)
- Fourth Liberty Loans: I Had A Son (1943)
- First Victory Loan: Return Journey (1944)
- Searchlight on Japan (1948)
- Can John Braund Cure Cancer? (1948)
- Thrill of the Surf (1949)
- Fighting Blood (1951)
- Australian Bushland Symphony (1952)
- South Pacific Playground (1953)
- Overland Adventure (1954)
- Music in Our Schools (1954)
- Haven on the Hill (1956)
- The Kurnell Story (1957)
- From Palestine to Bengazi with the Prime Minister (1941)
- Kokoda Front Line! (1942)
- Moresby Under the Blitz (1942)
- Assault on Salamaua (1943)
- Men of Timor (1943)
- The Bismarck Convoy Smashed (1943)
- R.A.A.F. Eagles Over New Guinea (1943)
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