Vicks: Formula 44, 1950s-1960s

Year Published: 1950s to 1960s

Creator: Vicks D'Arcy Masius Benton & Bowles (DMB&B)

Format: 16mm

Description: Transcription: - Try it. 0:01 (coughing) 0:02 - Honey the only thing that works on my cough 0:04 is a codeine cough medicine. 0:06 - But codeine is narcotic. 0:08 (coughing) 0:09 Man I know, but.. 0:10 - Come on now, try this. - Hmmm, what is it? 0:14 Woman See for yourself 0:16 Man Vicks Formula 44, extra strength cough mixture. 0:18 I see. 0:22 Contains silentium. Cough silencer as effective as codeine. 0:23 It says as effective as codeine. 0:28 - Even better because it's not narcotic. 0:30 So it can't cause narcotic upset. 0:32 Narrator Formula 44 calms nagging coughs 0:35 of colds, flu bronchitis, hour after hour, lets you sleep. 0:37 Man That's for me. 0:41 Narrator And this is too. 0:43 Tablets that dissolve in your mouth. 0:45 New Formula 44 cough discs, also with silentium, 0:47 for cough relief away from home. 0:51 Formula 44 cough mixture and new cough discs. 0:54 Buy both. 0:58

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