They volunteered to get bitten by disease-carrying mosquitoes. For science. For glory. For 83 tight minutes.
A fairly accurate historical account of Walter Reed's search for the cause of "Yellow Jack" or Yellow Fever and those who risked their lives in the pursuit.
Acting
Robert Montgomery plays against type as a cynical volunteer.
Production
Reconstructed Camp Lazear with sweaty, claustrophobic precision.
Director
George B. Seitz
Robert Montgomery
John O'Hara
Virginia Bruce
Frances Blake
Lewis Stone
Maj. Walter Reed
Andy Devine
Charlie Spill
Henry Hull
Dr. Jesse Lazear
Charles Coburn
Dr. Finlay
Buddy Ebsen
Jellybeans
Henry O'Neill
Gorgas
Janet Beecher
Miss Macdade
William Henry
Breen
Alan Curtis
Brinkerhof
Sam Levene
Busch
Stanley Ridges
Dr. James Carroll
Phillip Terry
Ferguson
Jonathan Hale
Major General Leonard Wood
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