The Polio Crusade

The Polio Crusade

A time when Americans banded together to conquer a terrible disease

2009 en 55 minutes

Rating: 0

Plot

The film interweaves the personal accounts of polio survivors with the story of an ardent crusader who tirelessly fought on their behalf while scientists raced to eradicate this dreaded disease. Based in part on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book Polio: An American Story by David Oshinsky, Features interviews with historians, scientists, polio survivors, and the only surviving scientist from the core research team that developed the Salk vaccine, Julius Youngner.

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Cast

Linda Hunt

Linda Hunt

Narrator

Larry Becker

Larry Becker

Self

Kathryn Black

Kathryn Black

Self

Betty Cook Brown

Betty Cook Brown

Self

Anne B. Crockett-Stark

Anne B. Crockett-Stark

Self

John M. Johnson

John M. Johnson

Self

Samuel L. Katz

Samuel L. Katz

Self

Paul A. Offit

Paul A. Offit

Self

David M. Oshinsky

David M. Oshinsky

Self

Eleanor Sage

Eleanor Sage

Self

Peter L. Salk

Peter L. Salk

Self

John Troan

John Troan

Self

Eugene F. Warren

Eugene F. Warren

Self

Julius Youngner

Julius Youngner

Self

Judy Garland

Judy Garland

Archive Footage (from March of Dimes)

Mickey Rooney

Mickey Rooney

Archive Footage (from March of Dimes)

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