Can John Braund Cure Cancer?

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Can John Braund Cure Cancer?
Directed by Ken G. Hall
Produced by Ken G. Hall
CinematographyRon Horner
Production
company
Distributed byWarners-Pathe (US) [1]
Release date
  • 1948 (1948)
Running time
12 minutes
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish

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

  1. ↑ "Variety (February 1948)". 1948.
  2. ↑ "Claims Not Substantiated". The Northern Miner . Queensland, Australia. 9 April 1948. p. 1. Retrieved 21 March 2016– via National Library of Australia.
  3. ↑ 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
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "Cancer Cure Demonstrated". The Age . No. 28949. Victoria, Australia. 6 February 1948. p. 3. Retrieved 21 March 2016– via National Library of Australia.
  7. ↑ "Doctors See Cancer Film". The Age . No. 28950. Victoria, Australia. 7 February 1948. p. 3. Retrieved 21 March 2016– via National Library of Australia.
  8. ↑ "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.
  9. ↑ "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.
  10. ↑ "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.


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