Yellow Jack (1938)

Name: Yellow Jack
Genre: Drama, History, Mystery
Released: 1938-05-19
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Robert Montgomery, Virginia Bruce, Lewis Stone, Andy Devine, Henry Hull

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83 min★ 6.3 · 301 votes

Drama
History
Mystery

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.

Release date: May 19, 1938
Country of origin: United States

Cast

Robert Montgomery as John O'Hara
Virginia Bruce as Frances Blake
Lewis Stone as Major Reed
Andy Devine as Charlie Spill
Henry Hull as Dr. Jesse Lazear
Charles Coburn as Dr. Finlay
Buddy Ebsen as 'Jellybeans'
Henry O'Neill as Gorgas
Janet Beecher as Miss Macdade
William Henry as Breen

Crew

George B. Seitz · Director
Edward Chodorov · Writer
Sidney Howard · Writer
Paul De Kruif · Writer
Jack Cummings · Producer
William Axt · Composer
Lester White · Cinematographer
Blanche Sewell · Editor