The Dionne Quins (1934-1936)

Pathe Gazette collection of stories about the Dionne Quintuplets (Dionne Quins). Callander, Ontario, Canada and Washington DC, United States of America (USA). Dionne household. Various shots of Dr Dafoe (or Defoe?) nurses, the incubator. Photograph of Mrs Dionne and her five babies. The proud father is shown with the priest who baptised the children. They shake hands and the father drives off. Robert (?) Dionne the babies’ grandfather is shown. Shot of the Dionne farm and the house that has been built for the nurses. Large amount of washing on the line. Shot of the parents. Dr Dafoe puts on a gown and mask. The babies are weighed. Pan across the babies, different expressions including crying and yawning. A nurse washes one of the babies, another is weighed, a nappy is put on. Dr Dafoe holds two babies while the parents look on. A nurse puts a baby back in the incubator and prepares their feed. Washington D.C.: Dr Dafoe arrives by aeroplane. He meets President Franklin D Roosevelt