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Director
  
Sammy Lee

Film series
  
Passing Parade

Country
  
United States

6.4/10
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Genre
  
Short, Drama, History

Producer
  
Herbert Moulton

Duration
  

Language
  
English

Stairway to Light movie poster

Cast
  
John Nesbitt

Release date
  
November 3, 1945 (1945-11-03)

Writer
  
John Nesbitt (story), Rosemary Foster (screenplay)

Awards
  
Academy Award for Best Short Subject, One-reel

Similar movies
  
Star in the Night (1945), Three Is a Family (1944), Hitler Lives (1945), A Medal for Benny (1945), Wonder Man (1945)

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Stairway to Light is a 1945 American short drama film directed by Sammy Lee, and was one of John Nesbitt's Passing Parade series. Set in Paris during the French Revolution, it tells the story of Philippe Pinel and his efforts in pointing out that the mentally ill should not be treated as animals. It won an Academy Award in 1946 for Best Short Subject (One-Reel).

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Cast

  • John Nesbitt as Narrator (voice)
  • Wolfgang Zilzer as Dr. Philippe Pinel (uncredited)
  • Harry Cording as Townsman in Montage (uncredited)
  • Lotte Palfi Andor as Supporting Role (uncredited)
  • Dewey Robinson as Head Keeper - Man Wiping Pinel's Face (uncredited)
  • Gene Roth as Hector Chevigny (uncredited)
  • Harry Wilson as Keeper Hosing Down Mental Patient (uncredited)

    • Availability

    Stairway to Light was included on the R1 DVD release of the Hurd Hatfield-starring The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945) as a supplemental bonus feature.

    References

    Stairway to Light Wikipedia
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    Stairway to Light IMDb Stairway to Light themoviedb.org


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