(0 votes, average: 0.00/10)- Country: USA
- Genres: Drama, History, Short
- Release: 1938-07-09
- Director: Will Jason
- Writers: Jack Woodford
- Language: English
- Stars: Pete Smith , George Du Count , Eddie Gribbon , Danny Jackson , Eugene Jackson (I) (1916–2001) , Mitchell Lewis , Alberto Morin , Lee Phelps , Tom Rutherford , Walter Soderling
- Runtime: 10 min
- Awards: N/A
- AKA: Anaesthesia , Anaesthesia (United States of America) , Anesthesia (United States of America)
- Plot: This Pete Smith Specialty looks at the history of anesthesia. In ancient civilizations, the original anesthesia was a blow to the head. Much later, alcohol was used to dull the senses; the patient felt no pain even when he was awake. In 1799 nitrous oxide, or laughing gas, came into use. In 1839 experiments with ether proved successful. Then came the current practice of mixing oxygen with various chemical compounds.
- IMDB:tt0029869
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Anaesthesia Cast · · · ALL
Will Jason
Director
Pete Smith
Narrator
George Du Count
Dr. Crawford Long (uncredited)
Eddie Gribbon
English Dentist (uncredited)
Danny Jackson
Little Boy (uncredited)
Eugene Jackson
(I)
(1916–2001)
Colored Boy 1839 (uncredited)
Mitchell Lewis
Minor Role (uncredited)
Alberto Morin
Egyptian Patient (uncredited)
Tom Rutherford
Humphrey Davy (uncredited)
Walter Soderling
James Venable 1843 (uncredited)
Will Stanton
Dental Patient (uncredited)
Phillip Terry
P.A. Wilhite (uncredited)
Beverly Wills
Little Girl (uncredited)