Mar 10, 1939
14 min
Full-HD

Let My People Live (1939)

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.

Category

Documentary

Country

United States of America

Companies

Motion Picture Service Corp. National Tuberculosis Association Springer Pictures

Peggy Howard

Rex Ingram

Dr. Gordon

Ethel Waters

Merritt Smith

Erostine Coles

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