A Way in the Wilderness

Release Date: 1940-06-22

Runtime: 11

Languages: English

Rating: N/A

Votes: 0

Genres: History

Director: Fred Zinnemann

Description: This Passing Parade entry tells the story of Dr. Joseph Goldberger (1874-1929), a Hungarian immigrant who devoted his life to finding the cause of pellagra, a disease that killed hundreds of thousands...This Passing Parade entry tells the story of Dr. Joseph Goldberger (1874-1929), a Hungarian immigrant who devoted his life to finding the cause of pellagra, a disease that killed hundreds of thousands in the southern United States. Although the medical community believed that the condition was caused by a virus, Goldberger proved that a healthy diet was the cure.Read More

Production Companies:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer