A Way in the Wilderness

Year: 1940

Runtime: 11 mins

Language: English

Director: Fred Zinnemann

History

The segment follows Dr. Joseph Goldberger (1874‑1929), a Hungarian‑born physician who devoted his career to uncovering the cause of pellagra, a devastating disease that killed hundreds of thousands in the American South. While many doctors blamed a virus, Goldberger’s experiments showed that a proper diet—especially foods rich in niacin—could prevent and cure the illness.

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