Frauenarzt Dr. Prätorius

Frauenarzt Dr. Prätorius

1950 · 92 min · ★ 6.6 · Comedy, Drama

In the face of two world wars, Professor Prätorius, a philanthropist and a surgeon, wants to exterminate the one danger to mankind, the microbe of stupidity, as he states in a spontaneous lecture to his male and female students. When he tries to help a pregnant girl he gets involved more and more in her life and is forced to marry her.

Directed by Curt Goetz · Written by Karl Peter Gillmann

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