I remember being anaesthetized with ether when I was about 7 or 8 years old to have my tonsils removed. But I didn’t know there is a film about the events & fights leading up to its use as a painkiller, so look no further than The Great Moment (1944), based on historical fact, for the dramatized Hollywood story of ether.
Joel McCrea plays Morton, a dentist credited with revolutionizing dentistry and surgery, and to whom we should all be truly grateful!
Very slightly silly, but an entertaining little film….
