The Case of Dr. Laurent

A Paris-based doctor tries to spread the gospel of Natural Childbirth. Working in a cloistered rural community, Gabin runs up against the stone walls of fear and prejudice. His theories are proven sound when unwed mother Nicole Courcel gives birth within Gabin's methodology. The childbirth sequence is filmed straight-on with a delicate combination of taste and frankness. Nonetheless, the lurid ad campaign of Cas Du Dr. Laurent sensationalized this sequence all out of proportion.

• Jean-Paul Le ChanoisScreenplay
• René BarjavelScreenplay
• Jean-Paul Le ChanoisDirector
• Joseph KosmaOriginal Music Composer

• Jean Gabinle docteur Laurent
• Nicole CourcelFrancine Payot
• Silvia MonfortCatherine Loubet
• Henri Ariusle docteur Bastide
• Antoine Balpêtréle docteur René Vanolle
• Georges Lannesle docteur Ripert
• Michel BarbeyAndré Loubet
• Marcel DaxelySimonet
• Yvonne GamyMme Bigeot, la sage-femme
• Riri BertyMme Simonet
• Mag-AvrilCéline
• Lucien CallamandM. Bertrand - le directeur de l'école