Can John Braund Cure Cancer?

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.

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

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. https://archive.org/stream/variety169-1948-02#page/n138/mode/1up
  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 (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) (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 (28949). Victoria, Australia. 6 February 1948. p. 3. Retrieved 21 March 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. "Doctors See Cancer Film". The Age (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 (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 (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 (34, 414). New South Wales, Australia. 9 April 1948. p. 4. Retrieved 21 March 2016 – via National Library of Australia.


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