Between lensing Karloff/Lugosi monsterpieces ‘The Raven’ and ‘The Black Cat’ and scaling the further heights of B-film-making with ‘Detour” and ‘The Man from Planet X’, Ulmer helmed a number of poverty row film commissions. This is one from his East Coast stint in the early 1940’s. At the suggestion of his daughter, a cheerfully deranged medical researcher constructs a “Germ Radio” in his laboratory/menagerie, and together with his friend “Mr. Tee Bee” they discuss tuberculosis and its treatment. More of a hallucination than an actual film, combining animation and live action. Stars James Kirkwood.
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ACMI Identifier
311094
Language
English
Subject categories
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Health
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Health education
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Tuberculosis
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Tuberculosis - Diagnosis
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)