7.0Let My People Live · 1939
Let My People Live (1939) is a Documentary film directed by Edgar G. Ulmer, starring Peggy Howard, Rex Ingram, Ethel Waters.
Documentary
7.0Overview
Aimed at African Americans and shot at Tuskegee University, this film instructs viewers in the prevention and treatment of tuberculosis by focusing on a pair of sympathetic siblings, George and Mary, whose lives are altered by the disease. Starring Rex Ingram as Dr. Gordon, the film suggests that organized religion is an important defensive location in this particular community, and warns of the dangers of the previous generation’s superstitions and its fear of medicine. The Health Department prominently featured the film at the 1939 World’s Fair. Directed by Edgar Ulmer.
Cast
Peggy Howard, Rex Ingram, Ethel Waters, Merritt Smith, Erostine Coles
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What is "Let My People Live" about?
Aimed at African Americans and shot at Tuskegee University, this film instructs viewers in the prevention and treatment of tuberculosis by focusing on a pair of sympathetic siblings, George and Mary, whose lives are altered by the disease. Starring Rex Ingram as Dr. Gordon, the film suggests that organized religion is an important defensive location in this particular community, and warns of the dangers of the previous generation’s superstitions and its fear of medicine. The Health Department prominently featured the film at the 1939 World’s Fair. Directed by Edgar Ulmer.
When was "Let My People Live" released?
Let My People Live was released in 1939.
Who stars in "Let My People Live"?
The cast includes Peggy Howard, Rex Ingram, Ethel Waters, Merritt Smith.
