Yellow Jack (1938)

5.9/10 83 min Drama History Mystery Romance War

Overview

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.

Cast

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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