People Will Talk

Starring:Cary Grant, Jeanne Crain, Finlay Currie, Hume Cronyn, Walter Slezak, Sidney Blackmer, Basil Ruysdael, Katherine Locke, Will Wright, Margaret Hamilton, Esther Somers, Carleton Young, Lawrence Dobkin, Ray Montgomery, Jo Gilbert, Ann Morrison, Julia Dean, Gail Bonney, William Klein, George Offerman Jr.
Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Product Type: DVD

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After winning consecutive best director Oscars (for A Letter to Three Wives and All About Eve), Joseph Mankiewicz turned his attention to this extremely curious social comedy. Cary Grant plays a famous, idealistic gynecologist whose mysterious past is questioned by a vindictive colleague (Hume Cronyn). Meanwhile, the doctor falls for a pregnant patient (Jeanne Crain), whose unmarried status is daring for a movie of 1951 vintage. The title is an all-too-apt description of Mankiewicz's chatty style, but it also carries sinister echoes of the McCarthy era--specifically, an attempted right-wing purge of the Director's Guild, I which Mankiewicz was the main target. This subtext lends interest beyond the movie's rather tame romance. The Grant character, named Doctor Praetorius (no relation to the Bride of Frankenstein wacko, one hopes), conducts a college orchestra and is prone to "twilight sadness"--it's an offbeat role for the actor, and one he clearly relishes. --Robert Horton

Description

Screen legend Cary Grant stars as Dr. Noah Praetorius, a lovable professor and head of a medical clinic who becomes the subject of a McCarthy-style investigation initiated by a jealous colleague (Hume Cronyn). Along the way, Praetorius befriends and ultimately marries a young woman who attempts suicide when she discovers she is pregnant. Baut as the witch-hunt into the good doctor's personal life progresses, so do the laughs in this well-crafted, all-star treasure that should be part of every film lover's collection of classics.

Customer Reviews:

People Will Talk.......2007-06-26

Yet another sparkling, witty comedy by writer-director Mankiewicz (who was coming off a double Oscar win for "All About Eve" and "A Letter to Three Wives"), "Talk" lives up to its billing. Sophisticated and daring, the film coasts along on ceaselessly smart dialogue adapted from the play by Curt Goetz. Grant's Praetorius is a progressive who believes the mind can be an instrument of healing, and the actor gratefully chews up his scenes, especially when he's required to lecture his peers. Cronyn's perfect as the spiteful sourpuss, while Finlay Currie (as a mysterious helpmate) and Walter Slezak (playing a model-train-loving scientist) round out an excellent supporting cast. "Talk" puts a quirky human face on academics you're going to love.

people will talk .......2007-04-05

received in good time in excellent shape. I am very pleased. mjt

People Will Talk.......2007-03-27

One of Cary Grant's better movies. It was a well played drama with excellent acting and story line.

still love this film after 42 years.......2007-03-22

Watch this movie! I saw it once, on tv about 42 years ago. And always wanted to see it again. But in vain. Until...I found it here! When it arrived, it was like revisiting my childhood. The people in the story are so lovable and down to earth. It will always be one of my favorite movies! Always! Cary Grant is a great man and his co stars are wonderful with him. Bless all their hearts, this movie is not to be missed and you cant help but feel you are among friends as you enjoy this great movie. These people made the world a better place, atleast they did for me by the making of this film. Don't miss out! Find out for yourself how wonderful this film is and let it pass around its eternal joy to you today! Thank you Cary and co stars! Making glad the heart of humanity everytime its veiwed!

People Will Talk.......2007-03-14

Very nice movie, no flaws. The delivery was perfect, as it was a Valentine gift and it arrived that morning. Thanks Amazon.

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