Stairway to Light

Nov 3, 1945

0h 10m

★ 7.0

John Nesbitt's Passing Parade

Overview

This John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short tells the story of 18th Century French physician Dr. Philippe Pinel, who initiated enlightened, humane treatment of the mentally ill.

Genres

Drama

History

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Stairway to Light Trailers

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Cast

Narrator (voice)

John Nesbitt

Head Keeper (uncredited)

Dewey Robinson

Hector Chevigny (uncredited)

Gene Roth

Keeper Hosing Down Patient (uncredited)

Harry Wilson

Dr. Philippe Pinel (uncredited)

Wolfgang Zilzer

Francis, a young man, recalls in his memory the horrible experiences he and his fiancée Jane recently went through. Francis and his friend Alan visit The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, an exhibit where the mysterious doctor shows the somnambulist Cesare, and awakens him for some moments from his death-like sleep.

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