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Film Description
Ulcer at Work (1959)
Sponsor: Mental Hygiene Div., Oklahoma State Dept. of Health. Production Co.: University of Oklahoma. Director/Producer: Ned Hockman. Writer: Dwight V. Swain. Camera: Ed Turner. Narrator: Howard Neumann. Transfer Note: Scanned from a 16mm print held by the Library of Congress. Running Time: 28 minutes.
Well-crafted film on the health problems caused by emotional stress. The drama follows a white-collar worker with a peptic ulcer through tension-filled scenes at work and at home. Linking emotional stress with physical illness, Ulcer at Work espouses the now-discredited theory that ulcers result from a child’s unsatisfied oral gratification needs.
Note: The cast includes real-life doctors.
Resources
Educational Film Locator of the Consortium of University Film Centers and R.R. Bowker Company (New York and London: R.R. Bowker Co., 1978), 1996.