Director: William Dieterle

Writers: John Huston; Heinz Herald; Norman Burnstine

Music by: Max Steiner

Keywords: Drama, Biography

True story of Nobel Prize-winning bacteriologist Paul Ehrlich, who among his many important contributions to medical science, discovered after 605 failed attempts the cure for syphilis. Controversial subject matter for the time, this is perhaps Edgar G. Robinson's finest role. Received an Oscar nomination for Best Original Screenplay.

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Irving Bacon	Actor	6-Sep-1893	5-Feb-1965	Mr. Beazley
Albert Bassermann	Actor	7-Sep-1867	15-May-1952	German actor
Louis Calhern	Actor	19-Feb-1895	12-May-1956	Duck Soup
Donald Crisp	Actor	27-Jul-1880	25-May-1974	Silent film actor, survived into talkies
Harry Davenport	Actor	19-Jan-1866	9-Aug-1949	Gone with the Wind
Ruth Gordon	Actor	30-Oct-1896	28-Aug-1985	Rosemary's Baby
Charles Halton	Actor	16-Mar-1876	16-Apr-1959	Bespectacled character actor
Louis Jean Heydt	Actor	17-Apr-1905	29-Jan-1960	American character actor
Otto Kruger	Actor	6-Sep-1885	6-Sep-1974	Saboteur
Montagu Love	Actor	15-Mar-1877	17-May-1943	British character actor
Donald Meek	Actor	14-Jul-1878	18-Nov-1946	Scottish-American character actor
Edward Norris	Actor	10-Mar-1911	18-Dec-2002	They Won't Forget
Henry O'Neill	Actor	10-Aug-1891	18-May-1961	Anchors Aweigh
Maria Ouspenskaya	Actor	29-Jul-1876	3-Dec-1949	Waterloo Bridge
Edward G. Robinson	Actor	12-Dec-1893	26-Jan-1973	Key Largo
Sig Ruman	Actor	11-Oct-1884	14-Feb-1967	Stalag 17

CAST

Edward G. Robinson	...   Dr. Paul Ehrlich
with
Ruth Gordon	...   Mrs. Ehrlich
Otto Kruger	...   Dr. Emil Von Behring
Donald Crisp	...   Minister Althoff
Maria Ouspenskaya	...   Franziska Speyer
Montagu Love	...   Prof. Hartman
Sig Ruman	...   Dr. Hans Wolfert
Donald Meek	...   Mittelmeyer
Henry O'Neill	...   Dr. Lentz
Albert Bassermann	...   Dr. Robert Koch
Edward Norris	...   Dr. Morgenroth
Harry Davenport	...   Judge
Louis Calhern	...   Dr. Brockdorf
Louis Jean Heydt	...   Dr. Kunze
Charles Halton	...   Sensenbrenner
Irving Bacon	...   Becker
Douglas Wood	...   Speidler
Theodore von Eltz	...   Dr. Kraus
Hermine Sterler	...   Miss Marquardt

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