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Norman Burnstine is a Scriptwriter American born on 26 january 1908 at New York City (USA)

Norman Burnstine

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Nationality USA
Birth 26 january 1908 at New York City (USA)
Death 25 february 1964 (at 56 years)

Norman Burnstine, alias Norman Burnside, est un scénariste américain né le 26 janvier 1908 à Manhattan (New York, État de New York) et mort le 25 février 1964.

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Après des études à l'Université Columbia, où il écrivait dans le journal du campus, il est engagé comme scénariste chez Paramount Pictures en 1928.

Il quitte un moment le métier de scénariste pour travailler dans la maison d'édition d'Alfred H. King.

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Egon Brecher
(2 films)

Irving Rapper
(1 films)

Wilhelm von Brincken
(2 films)

Ivan F. Simpson
(1 films)

Charles K. French
(1 films)

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Filmography of Norman Burnstine (4 films)

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Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet (1940)

, 1h43
Directed by William Dieterle, Irving Rapper
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Historical
Themes Medical-themed films
Actors Edward G. Robinson, Ruth Gordon, Otto Kruger, Donald Crisp, Albert Bassermann, Maria Ouspenskaïa
Rating73%

Paul Ehrlich (Edward G. Robinson) is a physician working in a German hospital. He is dismissed for his constant disregard for hospital rules, which are bound by bureaucratic red tape. The reason for his conflict is his steadily rising interest in research for selective color staining, the marking of cells and microorganisms, using certain dyes and marking agents, which, as he describes in the film, have a certain 'affinity' to that which is to be stained and nothing else. Emil von Behring (Otto Kruger), whom Dr. Ehrlich meets and befriends, while experimenting with his staining techniques, is impressed with Dr. Ehrlich's staining methods and refers to it as 'specific staining,' adding that this is one of the greatest achievements in science, especially for diagnostic purposes, based on optical microscopy. After attending a medical presentation of one Dr. Robert Koch (Albert Basserman) showing that tuberculosis is a bacterial disease, Ehrlich is able to obtain a sample of the isolated bacterium. After an intense time of research and experimentation in his own lab, paired with a portion of luck, he is able to develop a staining process for this bacterium. This result is honored by Koch and medical circles as a highly valuable contribution to diagnostics.

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