Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet

True story of the doctor who considered it was not immoral to search for a drug that would cure syphillis.

Edward G. Robinson Ruth Gordon Otto Kruger Donald Crisp Maria Ouspenskaya Montagu Love Sig Ruman Donald Meek Henry O'Neill Albert Bassermann Edward Norris Harry Davenport Louis Calhern Louis Jean Heydt Charles Halton Irving Bacon Douglas Wood Theodore von Eltz Hermine Sterler

history drama

103 mins   More details at IMDb / TMDb

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  • Brian Burkart

    Review by Brian Burkart ★★★

    If you've only seen Edward G. Robinson in gangster films, give this one a chance and see his range as an actor. Here he portrays German physician and researcher Paul Ehrlich, a pioneer at the turn of the 20th century in the treatment of infectious diseases and the man who found a cure for syphilis. Ehrlich starts out as a general practitioner employed by a hospital in order to provide a stable living for his family but whose real love is for research. His inquiring mind and nonconformist views ultimately makes him a leader in his field, but not before his pioneering ideas get him in trouble with the medical establishment in his country. Robinson has excellent support here with…