Let My People LiveMovie
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.
About Let My People Live
Let My People Live is a 1939 documentary movie directed by Edgar G. Ulmer.
The production information lists a runtime of 14m, production credits from United States of America, an original language code of EN.
The credited cast includes Peggy Howard, Rex Ingram, Ethel Waters, Merritt Smith. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
