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Who Sheds His Blood

1941 10 min
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This film estimates the tremendous value of the Blood Donor Clinic, organized in September, 1939, at the University of Toronto by Dr. C.H. Best. The serum is processed by the Connaught Laboratories in Toronto, under the authority of the Minister of Pensions and National Health, while the Red Cross maintains blood donor clinics across the country.

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Who Sheds His Blood

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This film estimates the tremendous value of the Blood Donor Clinic, organized in September, 1939, at the University of Toronto by Dr. C.H. Best. The serum is processed by the Connaught Laboratories in Toronto, under the authority of the Minister of Pensions and National Health, while the Red Cross maintains blood donor clinics across the country.

  • director
    Judith Crawley
  • script
    Graham McInnes
  • photography
    Grant Crabtree
  • sound
    William H. Lane
    C.J. Quick
  • narrator
    Robert Edmonds

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