The mysterious disease Pellagra strikes hundreds of thousands of Americans dead, mainly in the Southern United States, at the turn of the century. Dr. Joseph Goldberger (played by Shepperd Strudwick), a Jewish immigrant, suspects the illness may be connected to nutrition. Mr. Goldberger's experiments, which include feeding Northern prisoners a Southern diet, are criticized as "torture" - but, Goldberger safely identifies the cause and cure for Pellagra. This episode of narrator John Nesbitt's "Passing Parade" is bracketed with Isaiah 44:19, "Behold, I will do a new thing - I will even make a way in the wilderness." Notable for Mr. Strudwick's convincing performance, and its director.
**** Passing Parade: A Way in the Wilderness (6/22/40) Fred Zinnemann ~ Shepperd Strudwick, John Nesbitt, Edward Hearn
**** Passing Parade: A Way in the Wilderness (6/22/40) Fred Zinnemann ~ Shepperd Strudwick, John Nesbitt, Edward Hearn