The Story of Louis Pasteur

Infobox Film
name = The Story of Louis Pasteur


image_size =
caption = film poster
director = William Dieterle
producer = Henry Blanke
writer = Toni Pollastre
Sheridan Gibney
starring = Paul Muni
Josephine Hutchinson
Anita Louise
Donald Woods
music =
cinematography = Tony Gaudio
editing = Ralph Dawson
distributor = Warner Bros. Pictures
runtime = 87 minutes
language = English
country = USA
amg_id = 1:47092
imdb_id = 0028313

"The Story of Louis Pasteur" is a 1936 biographical film. It starred Paul Muni as the renowned scientist. It was written by Toni Pollastre and Sheridan Gibney, and Edward Chodorov (uncredited), and directed by William Dieterle.

The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture and won the Oscars for Best Screenplay and for Muni as Best Actor in a Leading Role.

Plot

In nineteenth century France, the radical theories of Louis Pasteur (Paul Muni) are dismissed by most doctors, particularly his most vocal critic, Dr. Charbonnet (Fritz Leiber). Nonetheless, Pasteur carries on, with the assistance of a small group of loyal researchers, and finds a cure for anthrax. He also campaigns to have doctors wash their hands and sterilize their instruments before operating. When a frantic mother (Ruth Robinson) brings him her son (Dickie Moore), who has been bitten by a rabid dog, Pasteur is persuaded to try out his untested treatment on the child. In the end, he is vindicated and honored.

Cast

*Paul Muni as Louis Pasteur
*Josephine Hutchinson as Marie Pasteur
*Anita Louise as Annette Pasteur
*Donald Woods as Dr. Jean Martel
*Fritz Leiber as Dr. Charbonnet
*Henry O'Neill as Dr. Emile Roux
*Porter Hall as Dr. Rossignol
*Raymond Brown as Dr. Radisse
*Akim Tamiroff as Dr. Zaranoff
*Halliwell Hobbes as Dr. Lister
*Frank Reicher as Dr. Pfeiffer
*Dickie Moore as Joseph Meister
*Ruth Robinson as Mrs. Meister
*Walter Kingsford as Napoleon III
*Iphigenie Castiglione as Empress Eugénie

External links

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* The Internet Archive [http://www.archive.org/details/Lux14 holds a radio adaptation of the film, originally broadcast on November 23, 1936] by Lux Radio Theater.