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People Will Talk (1951) was a Drama - Romance Film directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz and produced by Darryl F. Zanuck.

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Cary Grant and Jeanne Crain learn that “People Will Talk”

By Stephen Reginald on Aug 20, 2020 From Classic Movie Man

Cary Grant and Jeanne Crain learn that “People Will Talk” People Will Talk (1951) is a romantic comedy written and directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, starring Cary Grant and Jeanne Crain. The cinematography is by Milton Krasner who won an Academy Award for Three Coins in the Fountain... Read full article


People Will Talk (1951)

By Bonnie on Jun 13, 2016 From Classic Reel Girl

This post is part of the Order in the Court! Blogathon hosted by Theresa at CineMaven's Essays from the Couch and Lesley at Second Sight Cinema. To read more judicial posts, click here. The Task To write about a classic film that brings the audience into the courtroom. The Film People Wil... Read full article


People Will Talk (1951)

By 4 Star Film Fan on Oct 15, 2015 From 4 Star Films

People Will Talk is in this weird gray area between genres. It has humor but it’s not screwy enough to be a screwball. It has drama, but it’s not intense enough to be a full-fledged melodrama. And underlining all this are issues that reflect such areas as the medical industry, the Korean... Read full article


People Will Talk (1951)

By 4 Star Film Fan on Oct 15, 2015 From 4 Star Films

People Will Talk is in this weird gray area between genres. It has humor but it’s not screwy enough to be a screwball. It has drama, but it’s not intense enough to be a full-fledged melodrama. And underlining all this are issues that reflect such areas as the medical industry, the Korean... Read full article


People Will Talk (1951)

By Beatrice on Aug 13, 2015 From Flickers in Time

People Will Talk Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz Written by Joseph L. Mankiewicz from a play by Curt Goetz 1951/USA Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation First viewing/Amazon Instant This is a delightful, if uncharacteristic, comedy from Joseph L. Mankiewicz. Noah Praetorius (Cary Grant) is a... Read full article


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Quotes from

Shunderson: Professor Elwell, you're a little man. It's not that you're short. You're...little, in the mind and in the heart. Tonight, you tried to make a man little whose boots you couldn't touch if you stood on tiptoe on top of the highest mountain in the world. And as it turned out...you're even littler than you were before.


Deborah Higgins: [crying] It's just that I love you so much and I went and put all those candles on that cake when you're really only nine years old.


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Facts about

In early pre-production, Jeanne Crain campaigned for the female lead, but the role went to Anne Baxter. When Baxter had to forfeit due to approaching motherhood, Crain's wishes were granted.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie onJanuary 25, 1954 with Jeanne Crain and Cary Grant reprising their film roles.
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