People Will Talk: Lux Radio Theatre (January 25, 1954)

“People Will Talk” is an episode of Lux Radio Theatre, the old-time radio show, first broadcast January 25, 1954. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Dr. Noah Pretorius, a wealthy physician who teaches medicine and runs his own clinic, is a man of mystery. His student Deborah Higgins, pregnant and terrified of how her father will react, attempts suicide after a lab mix-up is revealed. Pretorius takes an interest in her case and seeks out her father, while his colleague Professor Elwell pries into Pretorius's past. Based on the Lux Radio Theatre adaptation of the 20th Century Fox film People Will Talk, first broadcast January 25, 1954, with Cary Grant and Jean Crane in the leading roles.

A university town and a clinic run by Dr. Pretorius, and later a farm in the country.

Characters: Dr. Noah Pretorius, Deborah Higgins, Mr. Higgins, Shunderson, Dr. Barker, Professor Elwell, Uncle John, Lionel

Listen for: Pretorius's conversations with Deborah and her father, and the growing suspicion around Shunderson.

Written from the episode itself; it never gives away the ending. Every recording is remastered for the stream: cleaned of rumble, hiss and mains hum (and the old TV whine where we found it), then levelled in two passes to steady broadcast loudness, so one show is never quieter than the next.