People Will Talk

People Will Talk
People Will Talk movie poster
Directed byJoseph L. Mankiewicz
Written byJoseph L. Mankiewicz
Based onDr. med. Hiob Prätorius
1932 play
by Curt Goetz
Produced byDarryl F. Zanuck
StarringCary Grant
Jeanne Crain
Finlay Currie
Hume Cronyn
Walter Slezak
Sidney Blackmer
Basil Ruysdael
Katherine Locke
CinematographyMilton Krasner
Edited byBarbara McLean
Music byAlfred Newman (musical direction)
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
  • August 29, 1951 (1951-08-29)
Running time
110 min.
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$2.1 million (US rentals)

People Will Talk is a 1951 American romantic comedy/drama film directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz and produced by Darryl F. Zanuck from a screenplay by Mankiewicz, based on the German play by Curt Goetz, which was made into a movie in Germany (Doctor Praetorius, 1950). Released by Twentieth Century Fox, it stars Cary Grant and Jeanne Crain, with supporting performances by Hume Cronyn, Finlay Currie, Walter Slezak and Sidney Blackmer.

It was nominated for the Writers Guild of America screen Award for Best Written American Comedy (Joseph L. Mankiewicz).