The Whole Town's Talking (1935)

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Released:
1935-02-22

Overview:
Ordinary man-in-the-street Arthur Ferguson Jones leads a very straightforward life. He's never late for work and nothing interesting ever happens to him. One day everything changes: he oversleeps and is fired as an example, he's then mistaken for evil criminal killer Mannion and is arrested. The resemblance is so striking that the police give him a special pass to avoid a similar mistake. The real Mannion sees the opportunity to steal the pass and move around freely and chaos results.

Director:
John Ford

Runtime:
1h 33min

Genre:
Comedy, Crime

  • Cast:
  • Edward G. Robinson
    as
    Arthur Ferguson 'Jonesy' Jones / 'Killer' Mannion
  • Jean Arthur
    as
    Wilhelmina 'Bill' Clark
  • Arthur Hohl
    as
    Det. Sgt. Michael F. Boyle
  • James Donlan
    as
    Detective Sergeant Patrick J. Howe
  • Arthur Byron
    as
    Spencer