Magic bullets

Magic bullets

Contributor(s):
Robinson, Edward G., 1893-1973
United States. Public Health Service.
Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967)
Publication:
[Washington, DC] : The Service, [1943], c1940
Language(s):
English
Format:
Moving image
Subject(s):
Drug Therapy -- history
Syphilis -- drug therapy
Ehrlich, Paul, 1854-1915.
Genre(s):
Biography
Abstract:
This film stars Edward G. Robinson as Nobel laureate Dr. Paul Erhlich, who developed a cure for syphilis. Erhlich and his colleagues experiment on animals with chemicals to develop cures for various diseases, which eventually leads to finding a link between these earlier experiments and the search for a “magic bullet” to cure venereal disease. Erhlich also struggles to maintain funding and support for his work. After a successful test in a human patient, the cure is then mass-produced and made available to the world. Unfortunately, the exhaustion from all of this work catches up with Erhlich.
Copyright:
The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
Extent:
031 min.
Color:
Black and white
Cast:
Edward G. Robinson.
Credits:
Producer, Jack L. Warner ; director, William Dieterle.
Provenance:
Received: (date unknown); donation; from the Center for Disease Control, United States Public Health Service.
Technique:
Live action
NLM Unique ID:
8500844A (See catalog record)
OCLC no.:
31668900
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/8500844A