Overview

"Evil Wind Out" (1963) was written, directed, and narrated by James Blue, with cinematography by Stevan Larner. "This film shows how a Colombian public health service doctor overcomes superstition in a backward village, and, through health education and proper treatment, he is able to significantly reduce the village's infant mortality rate. This results in a demand for a clinic, which the people of the village build with assistance from the Colombian government under the Alliance for Progress. This is the third of three films directed by James Blue for the Alliance for Progress - Colombia" (National Archives). The film was produced by the United States Information Agency (USIA) for audiences outside of the United States.