
Ehrlich's staining methods and refers to it as 'specific staining,' adding that this optical microscopy diagnostic technique is one of the greatest achievements in science.Īfter attending a medical presentation of the eminent Dr. Ehrlich meets and befriends while experimenting with his staining techniques, is impressed with Dr.

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 have a certain 'affinity' for their target and nothing else. He is dismissed for his constant disregard for hospital rules, which are bound by bureaucratic red tape. Paul Ehrlich is a physician working in a German hospital.

It was nominated for an Oscar for its original screenplay (by Norman Burnstine, Heinz Herald and John Huston), but lost to The Great McGinty. The film was released by Warner Bros., with some controversy over raising the subject of syphilis in a major studio release.

Robinson and directed by William Dieterle, based on the true story of the German doctor and scientist Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet is a 1940 American biographical film starring Edward G.
