Let My People Live
5.5
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.
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7 people
Edgar G. Ulmer Director
Budget $7K · United States release March 10, 1939 · Produced in United States
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$7,000
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Motion Picture Service Corp.
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National Tuberculosis Association
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Springer Pictures
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United States
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English
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English
Release dates
United States · March 10, 1939
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