This documentary follows a boat called M/S Hygiene Clinic and an unnamed public health nurse as they arrive in Haines, Alaska. She cares for the locals especially a native boy called Ralph Sarlan. He's the only one who is named in this short. There are no doctors and no hospital. The locals band together to construct their own hospital.
This is the "Theatre of Life" series from RKO-Pathe. Supposedly, these are the real folks. I can understand why they don't name the nurse, but I think they should. They should also show the onboard life of the ship. It could be as compelling as anything else. This feels like a standard 50's government doc that they show at schools.
This is the "Theatre of Life" series from RKO-Pathe. Supposedly, these are the real folks. I can understand why they don't name the nurse, but I think they should. They should also show the onboard life of the ship. It could be as compelling as anything else. This feels like a standard 50's government doc that they show at schools.