People Will Talk (1951)

Synopsis: A lovely movie featuring Cary Grant in one of his more inscrutable roles as an angel of mercy to the sick, recalling his work in THE BISHOP'S WIFE. PEOPLE WILL TALK focuses on Dr. Praetorius, a... A lovely movie featuring Cary Grant in one of his more inscrutable roles as an angel of mercy to the sick, recalling his work in THE BISHOP'S WIFE. PEOPLE WILL TALK focuses on Dr. Praetorius, a nontraditional doctor whose patients and medical students love him, while his success spurs the jealousy of fellow doctors, including teaching rival Shunderson. Content with his life, the doctor is thrown a curve ball when a beautiful but unmarried mother-to-be confirms her pregnancy at his clinic, then tries to shoot herself to avoid shaming her father. Taking unconventional healing a step farther, Praetorius marries her; their happiness is disrupted when Shunderson's mysterious past is brought into the light, perhaps to topple Praetorius's reputation and career. Weaving in the theme that doctors should treat the whole person, not only the disease, PEOPLE WILL TALK graces the pantheon of comic, romantic dramas; it is based on the play DR. PRAETORIUS, by Curt Goetz. [More]

Starring: Cary Grant, Jeanne Crain, Walter Slezak, Hume Cronyn

Starring: Cary Grant, Jeanne Crain, Walter Slezak, Hume Cronyn, Finlay Currie, Sidney Blackmer, Basil Ruysdael, Katherine Locke

Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Producer: Darryl F. Zanuck
Screenwriter: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Composer: Johannes Brahms, Richard Wagner

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