Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet (1940)
1h 43m
Running Time
February 23, 1940Release Date
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet (1940)
1h 43m
Running Time
February 23, 1940Release Date
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Plot.
True story of the doctor who considered it was not immoral to search for a drug that would cure syphillis.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
![Edward G. Robinson](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/26928-edward-g-robinson.webp)
Edward G. Robinson
Dr. Paul Ehrlich
![Ruth Gordon](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/9049-ruth-gordon.webp)
Ruth Gordon
Mrs. Ehrlich
![Otto Kruger](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/4602-otto-kruger.webp)
Otto Kruger
Dr. Emil Von Behring
![Donald Crisp](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/22720-donald-crisp.webp)
Donald Crisp
Minister Althoff
![Maria Ouspenskaya](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/9159-maria-ouspenskaya.webp)
Maria Ouspenskaya
Franziska Speyer
![Montagu Love](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/21577-montagu-love.webp)
Montagu Love
Professor Hartmann
![Sig Ruman](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/4029-sig-ruman.webp)
Sig Ruman
Dr. Hans Wolfert
![Donald Meek](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/4579-donald-meek.webp)
Donald Meek
Mittelmeyer
![Henry O'Neill](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/4593-henry-o-neill.webp)
Henry O'Neill
Dr. Lentz
![Albert Bassermann](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/6062-albert-bassermann.webp)
Albert Bassermann
Dr. Robert Koch
![Edward Norris](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/25454-edward-norris.webp)
Edward Norris
Dr. Morgenroth
![Harry Davenport](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/4577-harry-davenport.webp)
Harry Davenport
Judge
![Louis Calhern](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/24318-louis-calhern.webp)
Louis Calhern
Dr. Brockdorf
![Louis Jean Heydt](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/26389-louis-jean-heydt.webp)
Louis Jean Heydt
Dr. Kunze
![Charles Halton](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/16855-charles-halton.webp)
Charles Halton
Sensenbrenner
![Irving Bacon](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/4587-irving-bacon.webp)
Irving Bacon
Becker
![Douglas Wood](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/223497-douglas-wood.webp)
Douglas Wood
Speidler
![Theodore von Eltz](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/16835-theodore-von-eltz.webp)
Theodore von Eltz
Dr. Kraus
![Hermine Sterler](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/27293-hermine-sterler.webp)
Hermine Sterler
Miss Marquardt
![Louis Adlon](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/78438-louis-adlon.webp)
Louis Adlon
Hospital Attendant
![Herbert Anderson](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/25602-herbert-anderson.webp)
Herbert Anderson
Medical Assistant
![Louis V. Arco](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Louis V. Arco
Dr. Bertheim
![Egon Brecher](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/25603-egon-brecher.webp)
Egon Brecher
Martl
![Cliff Clark](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/11421-cliff-clark.webp)
Cliff Clark
Haupt
![Gretl Dupont](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Gretl Dupont
Mother
![Lisa Golm](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/27931-lisa-golm.webp)
Lisa Golm
Nurse
![John Hamilton](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/22679-john-hamilton.webp)
John Hamilton
Hirsch
![Ludwig Hardt](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/325250-ludwig-hardt.webp)
Ludwig Hardt
Court Clerk
![Wilfred Hari](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Wilfred Hari
Dr. Hata
![Paul Harvey](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/22662-paul-harvey.webp)
Paul Harvey
Defense Attorney
![Ernst Hauessermann](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Ernst Hauessermann
Hans Weisgart
![John Henrick](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
John Henrick
Dr. Bucher
![Stuart Holmes](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/25605-stuart-holmes.webp)
Stuart Holmes
Male Nurse
![Frank Jaquet](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/27188-frank-jaquet.webp)
Frank Jaquet
Banker
![Frank Lackteen](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/11428-frank-lackteen.webp)
Frank Lackteen
Arab Man
![Rolf Lindau](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Rolf Lindau
Patient
![Frank Mayo](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/22895-frank-mayo.webp)
Frank Mayo
Assistant in Hospital
![Frederic Mellinger](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Frederic Mellinger
Court Stenographer
![Greta Meyer](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/28324-greta-meyer.webp)
Greta Meyer
Female Nurse
![Torben Meyer](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/4065-torben-meyer.webp)
Torben Meyer
Kadereit
![Howard M. Mitchell](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/169543-howard-m-mitchell.webp)
Howard M. Mitchell
Dr. Virchow
![Norman Phillips Jr.](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Norman Phillips Jr.
Stable Boy
![Paul Phillips](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Paul Phillips
Patient
![Frank Reicher](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/4037-frank-reicher.webp)
Frank Reicher
Old Man
![Hedwiga Reicher](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/75723-hedwiga-reicher.webp)
Hedwiga Reicher
Nurse
![Elaine Renshaw](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Elaine Renshaw
Arab Woman
![Walter O. Stahl](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Walter O. Stahl
Doctor
![Robert R. Stephenson](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Robert R. Stephenson
Merk - Patient
![Rolla Stewart](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Rolla Stewart
Steffi
![Robert Strange](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/16841-robert-strange.webp)
Robert Strange
Koerner
![Ann E. Todd](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/38601-ann-e-todd.webp)
Ann E. Todd
Marianne
![Brandon Tynan](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/26348-brandon-tynan.webp)
Brandon Tynan
Doctor
![Wilhelm von Brincken](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/9013-wilhelm-von-brincken.webp)
Wilhelm von Brincken
Officer
![Gisela Werbisek](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/420228-gisela-werbisek.webp)
Gisela Werbisek
Mother
![Wolfgang Zilzer](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/40354-wolfgang-zilzer.webp)
Wolfgang Zilzer
Kellner
![Norman Burnstine](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Norman Burnstine
Screenplay
![James Wong Howe](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/17918-james-wong-howe.webp)
James Wong Howe
Director of Photography
![Max Steiner](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/1120212-max-steiner.webp)
Max Steiner
Original Music Composer
![William Dieterle](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/22458-william-dieterle.webp)
William Dieterle
Director
![John Huston](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/3309-john-huston.webp)
John Huston
Screenplay
![Warren Low](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Warren Low
Editor
![Heinz Herald](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Heinz Herald
Screenplay
![Wolfgang Reinhardt](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Wolfgang Reinhardt
Associate Producer
![Hal B. Wallis](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/91305-hal-b-wallis.webp)
Hal B. Wallis
Executive Producer
Media.
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Details.
Release DateFebruary 23, 1940
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 43m
Content RatingNR
Genres
Last updated:
Wiki.
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet is a 1940 American biographical film starring Edward G. Robinson and directed by William Dieterle, based on the true story of the German doctor and scientist Dr. Paul Ehrlich. The film was released by Warner Bros., with some controversy over raising the subject of syphilis in a major studio release. It was nominated for an Oscar for its original screenplay (by Norman Burnstine, Heinz Herald and John Huston), but lost to The Great McGinty.
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