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By Delia O'Hara

Hemo the Magnificent

Countless American schoolchildren learned about the circulatory system from Bell Labs’ 1957 educational film, Hemo the Magnificent, written and directed by Frank Capra (It’s a Wonderful Life). Here is the first 10 minutes of the hour-long film, which is available for purchase.

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One Response to “Hemo the Magnificent”

  1. sarah says:
    July 3, 2010 at 8:44 am

    Happy Sits saturday. Very interesting

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