Dr. Knock (1936)
In this comedy that takes a sharp poke at problems within the medical profession, Dr. Knock opens a practice in a small village. He buys it from a conniving old physician who thinks he really duped the earnest young medic. The young doc is not so easily fooled. Using a wide variety of modern equipment and fancy doctor talk, he soon scares the ignorant villagers into believing that they are all very sick with a wide assortment of strange illnesses. His ruse works and soon his practice is booming. The old doc is shocked. He returns to the village to expose the young quack. Unfortunately after listening to the silver-tongued medic, the older man is convinced that he too is terribly ill. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Louis Jouvet, Palau, (more)
- Director(s):
- Louis Jouvet, Roger Goupillieres, (more)
Synopsis of Dr. Knock
In this comedy that takes a sharp poke at problems within the medical profession, Dr. Knock opens a practice in a small village. He buys it from a conniving old physician who thinks he really duped the earnest young medic. The young doc is not so easily fooled. Using a wide variety of modern equipment and fancy doctor talk, he soon scares the ignorant villagers into believing that they are all very sick with a wide assortment of strange illnesses. His ruse works and soon his practice is booming. The old doc is shocked. He returns to the village to expose the young quack. Unfortunately after listening to the silver-tongued medic, the older man is convinced that he too is terribly ill. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
Complete Cast of Dr. Knock
- Louis Jouvet - Dr. Knock
- Alexandre Rignault - Halfwit
- Marguerite Ducouret - Mme. Remy
- Robert Le Vigan - Mousuet
- Palau - Dr. Parpalaid
- Madeleine Ozeray - Maid
- Pierre Larquey - Town Crier
- Director(s):
- Roger Goupillieres, Louis Jouvet
- Writer(s):
- Jules Romains
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