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* [[Gene Roth]] as Hector Chevigny (uncredited)
* [[Gene Roth]] as Hector Chevigny (uncredited)
* [[Harry Wilson (actor)|Harry Wilson]] as Keeper Hosing Down Mental Patient (uncredited)
* [[Harry Wilson (actor)|Harry Wilson]] as Keeper Hosing Down Mental Patient (uncredited)
* [[Wolfgang Zilzer]] as Dr. Philippe Pirel (uncredited)
* [[Wolfgang Zilzer]] as Dr. Philippe Pinel (uncredited)


== References ==
== References ==

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Stairway to Light
Directed bySammy Lee
Written byJohn Nesbitt
Rosemary Foster
Produced byHerbert Moulton
StarringJohn Nesbitt
CinematographyCharles Salerno Jr.
Edited byHarry Komer
Distributed byMGM
Release date
  • November 3, 1945 (1945-11-03)
Running time
10 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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).[1][2]

Cast

References

  1. ^ "The 18th Academy Awards (1946) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-08-16.
  2. ^ "New York Times: Stairway to Light". NY Times. Retrieved 2008-05-18.

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