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
- Sound:
- Sound
- 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)
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/8500844A