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A Way in the Wilderness

Jun 22, 1940 · 11m
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PLOT

This Passing Parade entry tells the story of Dr. Joseph Goldberger (1874-1929), a Hungarian immigrant who devoted his life to finding the cause of pellagra, a disease that killed hundreds of thousands in the southern United States. Although the medical community believed that the condition was caused by a virus, Goldberger proved that a healthy diet was the cure.

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CAST

John Nesbitt
Narrator
Shepperd Strudwick
Dr. Joseph Goldberger
Barbara Bedford
Sick Farmer's Wife (uncredited)
Edward Hearn
Prisoner (uncredited)
Wally Maher
Second Doctor at Prison (uncredited)
Directed by Fred Zinnemann

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Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Country
US

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