Doctor Praetorius (film)

Doctor Praetorius or Woman's Doctor Praetorius (German: Frauenarzt Dr. Prätorius) is a 1950 West German comedy drama film directed by Karl Peter Gillmann and Curt Goetz and starring Goetz, Valerie von Martens and Erich Ponto.

Because of his kindness and philanthropy, Dr. Praetorius enjoys great popularity among patients, the medical staff and the student body alike.

When his patient Maria Violetta wants to commit suicide because of an extramarital pregnancy, Prätorius takes care of the young woman.

Their married bliss fuels the envy of professor Speiter who believes he can uncover dark points from the doctor's past.

In addition, Goetz gives prominence to the protagonist's elusive search for the microbe of human stupidity, which he believes to be the cause of envy, hatred and war.