A Way in the Wilderness (1940)

A Way in the Wilderness

1940

History

Synopsis

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.

Credits

Director

Fred Zinnemann

Cast

Barbara Bedford as Sick Farmer's Wife (uncredited)

Edward Hearn as Prisoner (uncredited)

John Nesbitt as Narrator

Shepperd Strudwick as Dr. Joseph Goldberger

Wally Maher as Second Doctor at Prison (uncredited)

Crew

Richard Duce (Art Direction)

Paul Vogel (Director of Photography)