The Case of Doctor Laurent

The Case of Doctor Laurent (French: Le cas du Docteur Laurent) is a 1957 French drama film directed by Jean-Paul Le Chanois and starring Jean Gabin, Nicole Courcel and Silvia Monfort. Upon release in the United States, The film was condemned by the Catholic Church in the Advocate a publication of the Archdiocese of Newark.

It was made at the Photosonor Studios in Courbevoie on the outskirts of Paris with location shooting taking place around Saint-Martin-Vésubie and Venanson in the French Alps. The film's sets were designed by the art director Serge Piménoff.

Cast

 * Jean Gabin as Le docteur J. Laurent
 * Nicole Courcel as Francine
 * Silvia Monfort as Catherine Loubet
 * Henri Arius as Le docteur A. Bastid
 * Daxely as M. Simonet, le boulanger
 * Lucien Callamand as M. Bertrand - le directeur de l'école
 * Josselin as M. Roux
 * Mag-Avril as Céline
 * Marthe Marty as La mère de Franchine
 * Germaine de France as Mme Vanolli
 * Raymone as La mère Loubet
 * Orane Demazis as La veuve Escalin
 * Yvonne Gamy as La sage-femme traditionnaliste
 * Henri-Jacques Huet as Antonin Escallin
 * Viviane Méry as Une habitante
 * Riri Berty as Mme Simonet, la boulangère
 * Paul Bonifas as Guillaumin
 * Jean Panisse as L'homme au poulain
 * Antoine Balpêtré as Docteur René Vanolli
 * Roger Karl as Docteur Guillot
 * Robert Moor as Un docteur
 * Michel Barbey as André Loubet
 * Georges Lannes as Docteur Ripert