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People Will Talk

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The unorthodox methods of Midwestern physician and lecturer Noah Praetorious (Cary Grant) make him popular with students and patients but ruffle the pride of Professor Rodney Elwell (Hume Cronyn). When student Deborah Higgins (Jeanne Crain) faints in Noah's class and confides that she is pregnant and unmarried, Noah takes an interest in her. Eager to ruin Noah, Elwell uses the doctor's connection to Deborah and to a mysterious and shady friend to bring charges of unsuitability against him.
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Richard Brody The New Yorker 09/14/2020
Joseph Mankiewicz's noble, mysterious 1951 comedy of medicine and mores... Go to Full Review Grant Watson Fiction Machine Nov 27
6/10
A somewhat perfunctory story is enlivened by a strong cast and a sharp screenplay in Joseph L. Mankiewicz’s 1951 romantic comedy-drama People Will Talk. Based on a German play by Curt Goetz, it is a bright little gem for fans of classic Hollywood. Go to Full Review Manny Farber The Nation 09/15/2021
Though People Will Talk is basically only a Dr. Kildare story about "good" medicine and "bad," it has been precociously adult-erated a the toniest film of the year. Go to Full Review Mike Massie Gone With The Twins 08/23/2020
8/10
Despite the diminishing likelihood of a believable happy ending, there's an impressive authenticity to the leads' relationship, thanks chiefly to their performances. Go to Full Review Clyde Gilmour Maclean's Magazine 11/26/2019
People Will Talk had the nerve to present two such conventional box-office stars as Cary Grant and Jeanne Crain in a highly unconventional story which the bankers who underwrite Hollywood would never have sanctioned a few years ago. Go to Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 07/06/2005
3/5
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Horror fan 4 Nov 7 Cary Grant at his best. Charming, Handsome and great at delivering lines that would make every woman faint. My favorite part was the hearing during the final 20 minutes. Tim Treakle See more Martin B Jul 23 Cary Grant at his aloof, pompous best with a slow biting delivery that makes everyone in his presence seem slow witted and subordinate to his wisdom and lofty ethics. Nope, that Cary Grant does not work for me and marrying a pregnant gal over twenty years his junior didn’t change the equation at all. PS- and the butcher bit and revived hung companion was beyond ridiculous See more bao s May 13 Wonderful to see the wicked witch with Cary Grant. Nice acting, set design and pacing. See more Ingrid B 10/08/2024 Couldn’t even finish it. Film was all over the place. See more Patricia W 08/21/2024 Yeah,i watched this last night.Brutal.I usually love Cary Grant and Jeanne Crain is always lovely to look at but,this film stinks.It's talkie,boring and really has no likeable characters. I suppose it's overrated because of Joseph L. Mankiewicz but,this film isn't worth your time. One coincidence after another which all leads to nothing in the end.Pass. See more Steve R 08/01/2024 For the time this movie was made, the vision of Carey Grant's Doctor was very forward thinking considering the patient before there were ever was a patient bill of rights. Grant's humanity toward Jeanne Crain's character and Mr. Shunderson is exceptionally moving. Hume Cronyn played the jealous peer to perfection. Walter Slezak was a compassionate friend to Grant and a wonderful comedic presence. The concert ending with Grant conducting the student Orchestra was emotionally packed and a marvelous way to conclude the movie. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Director

Cary Grant

Dr. Noah Praetorius

Jeanne Crain

Deborah Higgins

Finlay Currie

Shunderson

Walter Slezak

Prof. Barker

Hume Cronyn

Prof. Rodney Elwell

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Synopsis The unorthodox methods of Midwestern physician and lecturer Noah Praetorious (Cary Grant) make him popular with students and patients but ruffle the pride of Professor Rodney Elwell (Hume Cronyn). When student Deborah Higgins (Jeanne Crain) faints in Noah's class and confides that she is pregnant and unmarried, Noah takes an interest in her. Eager to ruin Noah, Elwell uses the doctor's connection to Deborah and to a mysterious and shady friend to bring charges of unsuitability against him.
Director
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Production Co
Twentieth Century Fox
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 29, 1951, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 1, 2013
Runtime
1h 50m
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