Disease Of The Century Overstress (1959)

Unissued, unused material. French disease of the century overstress, Paris, France. Titles in French. CU man rubbing his eyes and looking exhausted. Montage shots showing people being busy: CU two men lifting refrigerator onto lorry. LS couples on tennis court. LS couples in canoes. MS man waking up and sitting up in bed, looking at clock, and jumping out of bed. Various shots of man running out of house and then up steps of station to catch train. As he gets on the platform the train is already leaving, man looks at his watch and runs down steps again. Various shots of man seated behind office desk, looking very worried and smoking. CU little boy playing with cutlery on table during family dinner, pan to man as he goes to hit boy. CU wife looking very sad. CU man rubbing his face. MS man taking tablets. CU man with worried expression, putting out cigarettes. MS man tossing and turning in bed, dissolve to him sitting up and taking more tablets (for stress ) LS nurse call