Talk About a Stranger

Small-town gossips rage over the arrival of a mysterious stranger.

Cast

George Murphy

as Robert Fontaine Sr.

Nancy Reagan

as Marge Fontaine

Billy Gray

as Robert 'Bud' Fontaine Jr.

Lewis Stone

as William J. Wardlaw

Kurt Kasznar

as Dr. Paul Mahler / Matlock

Anna Glomb

as Camille Wardlaw

Stanley Andrews

as Mr. Wetzell

Maude Wallace

as Mrs. Wetzell

Virginia Farmer

as Mrs. Campbell

Katherine Warren

as Mrs. Dorothy Mahler

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