Let My People Live
1939 | 14m | English
Popularity: 0.5 (history)
| Director: | Edgar G. Ulmer |
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| Writer: | Edgar G. Ulmer |
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| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 10, 1939 |
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| Director: | Edgar G. Ulmer |
| Writer: | Edgar G. Ulmer |
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| Production Companies | Springer Pictures, National Tuberculosis Association, Motion Picture Service Corp. |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 19, 2026 Entered: May 06, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Peggy Howard | |
| Rex Ingram | Dr. Gordon |
| Ethel Waters | |
| Merritt Smith | |
| Erostine Coles |
| Name | Job |
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| Edgar G. Ulmer | Director, Writer |
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| 2024 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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