A Film Kiss With an Influenza Cover
Infections have been going around for goodness knows how long. What’s an expert smoocher expected to do? In 1937, entertainers Stanley Morton and Betty Furness were approached to practice on-screen kisses prior to recording started. They are both wearing covers since it was considered more secure to kiss with fabric between them. An old article made sense that this action would stop four out of five microorganisms. We don’t know if that was logical. However they had trust!
