German Dr. Paul Ehrlich (Edward G. Robinson) grows tired of the hospital red tape. He has two young daughters with his wife (Ruth Gordon). He makes various discoveries over time. After an observation in Egypt, he becomes obsessed with discovering magic bullets to cure different diseases.
It is a pretty straight forward medical biopic headed by a Hollywood legend. It is not like they could add a car chase or anything like that. The acting is solid. I guess that syphilis was unmentionable back in the day. That probably made this edgy. Otherwise, this is very solid and it is also very informative.
It is a pretty straight forward medical biopic headed by a Hollywood legend. It is not like they could add a car chase or anything like that. The acting is solid. I guess that syphilis was unmentionable back in the day. That probably made this edgy. Otherwise, this is very solid and it is also very informative.