Dr. Noah Praetorius falls in love with Deborah, a student who discovers that she is pregnant by her old boyfriend.Dr. Noah Praetorius falls in love with Deborah, a student who discovers that she is pregnant by her old boyfriend.Dr. Noah Praetorius falls in love with Deborah, a student who discovers that she is pregnant by her old boyfriend.
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- 1 nomination
Parley Baer
- Toy Store Salesman
- (uncredited)
Bonnie Barlowe
- Minor Role
- (uncredited)
Tina Blagoi
- Concertgoer
- (uncredited)
Gail Bonney
- Dean's Secretary
- (uncredited)
William Bryant
- Student Manager
- (uncredited)
James Carlisle
- Trial Spectator
- (uncredited)
John Davidson
- Faculty Board Member
- (uncredited)
Julia Dean
- Old Lady
- (uncredited)
Wally Dean
- Faculty Board Member
- (uncredited)
Helen Dickson
- Concertgoer
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaAt the concert sitting behind Jeanne Crain was Bess Flowers, a well-known and prolific "dress extra" who was widely regarded as "Queen of the Extras". She appeared almost 1,000 times in a wide variety of movies and films, 25 of which were nominated for Best picture. In the list of "1,001 Movies You Need To See Before You Die", she was in 33, far more than any other performer.
- GoofsAt one point while Dr. Praetorius is waiting in Professor Elwell's classroom, a close-up insert shot of Shunderson is clearly printed backwards.
- Quotes
[last lines]
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!
- ConnectionsReferenced in All About Mankiewicz (1983)
- SoundtracksAcademic Festival Overture Op. 80
Written by Johannes Brahms
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Deep and Fully Entertaining
This is indeed a very well hidden film which should be up there with North By Northwest, Citizen Kane, and the like. For its time, People Will Talk took on the most controversial topics of the day (even of TODAY) including: abortion, unintended pregnancy, HUAC and McCarthy-style witch hunting, taxpayer-subsidized farming not to grow food ... and the list goes on. Perhaps most up front is the defending of American individualism that was then (and is perhaps more than ever now) under attack. All of this was presented very cleverly, often with wholesome comedy. A great film with top actors, writing and direction. Only the very ending is a bit soppy ... not the least of which is the dopey expression on Carey Grant's face of imbecilic ecstasy while conducting his university's orchestra. Otherwise, it was a nearly perfect film.
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- Dec 9, 1998
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- Runtime1 hour 50 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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