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People Will Talk
UNITED STATES · 1951

People Will Talk

Joseph L. Mankiewicz
medical ethics pregnancy and unwed mothers suicide and mental health social stigma redemption through compassion
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Synopsis

A successful, unorthodox doctor befriends a young woman with suicidal ideations due to her pregnancy by her ex, a military reservist killed in action.

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