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People Will Talk

People Will Talk

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People Will Talk

"The picture that takes a new look at life!"

1951

1h 50m

7.1(99 votes)

Comedy

Romance

Drama

Overview

A successful, unorthodox doctor befriends a young woman with suicidal ideations due to her pregnancy by her ex, a military reservist killed in action.

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20th Century Fox

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Cary Grant

Cary Grant

Noah Praetorius

Jeanne Crain

Jeanne Crain

Deborah Higgins

Finlay Currie

Finlay Currie

Shunderson

Hume Cronyn

Hume Cronyn

Rodney Elwell

Walter Slezak

Walter Slezak

Barker

Sidney Blackmer

Sidney Blackmer

Arthur Higgins

Basil Ruysdael

Basil Ruysdael

Lyman Brockwell

Katherine Locke

Katherine Locke

Miss James

Margaret Hamilton

Margaret Hamilton

Sarah Pickett (uncredited)

Jack Kelly

Jack Kelly

Student (uncredited)

Creative team

Directed by: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Written by: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Produced by: Darryl F. Zanuck

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