Let There Be Light (1946 Documentary)

Let There Be Light (1946 Documentary)

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July 15, 2026 · 1h 5m · Season 25 · Episode 5

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This episode discusses the documentary 'Let There Be Light' directed by John Huston, focusing on its historical context and contemporary reviews.

The fifth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1946 features our documentary pick, John Huston’s Let There Be Light . Directed by John Huston and featuring patients from Mason General Hospital, Let There Be Light was commissioned by the U.S. Army but barred from release until 1981. The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from James Agee in The Nation , Vincent Canby in The New York Times ( https://www.nytimes.com/1981/01/16/movies/let-there-be-light-john-huston-vs-the-army.html ), and Owen Gleiberman in The Boston Phoenix . Check out more info and the entire archive of past episodes at https://www.awesomemovieyear.com and visit us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/awesomemovieyear You can find Jason on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/JHarrisComedy/ , on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/jasonharriscomedy/ and on Letterboxd at https://letterboxd.com/goforjason/ You can find Josh online at http://joshbellhateseverything.com/ , on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/joshbellhateseverything/ , on Bluesky at signalbleed.bsky.social and on Letterboxd at https://letterboxd.com/signalbleed/ If you’re a Letterboxd user and you watch any of the…

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Organizations: U.S. Army, The Nation, The New York Times, The Boston Phoenix

Books & works: Let There Be Light

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