The Polio Crusade

The film interweaves the personal accounts of polio survivors with the story of an ardent crusader who tirelessly fought on their behalf while scientists raced to eradicate this dreaded disease. Based in part on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book Polio: An American Story by David Oshinsky, Features interviews with historians, scientists, polio survivors, and the only surviving scientist from the core research team that developed the Salk vaccine, Julius Youngner.

CAST

Linda HuntSelf - Narrator (voice)

Larry BeckerSelf

Kathryn BlackSelf

Betty Cook BrownSelf

Anne B. Crockett-StarkSelf

John M. JohnsonSelf

Samuel L. KatzSelf

David M. OshinskySelf

Eleanor SageSelf

Peter L. SalkSelf

John TroanSelf

Eugene F. WarrenSelf

Julius YoungnerSelf

Judy GarlandArchive Footage (from March of Dimes)

Mickey RooneyArchive Footage (from March of Dimes)