The Whole Town's Talking

The Whole Town's Talking

6.8 | 1935-02-22 | Comedy Crime

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.

Featured Crew

John Ford Director
Robert Riskin Screenplay
Jo Swerling Screenplay
W.R. Burnett Story
Joseph H. August Director of Photography
Viola Lawrence Editor
Robert Kalloch Costume Design
Eddie Donahoe Assistant Director
Wilbur McGaugh Assistant Director
Lester Cowan Producer

Cast

Edward G. Robinson
Edward G. Robinson
Arthur Ferguson 'Jonesy' Jones / 'Killer' Mannion
Jean Arthur
Jean Arthur
Wilhelmina 'Bill' Clark
Arthur Hohl
Arthur Hohl
Det. Sgt. Michael F. Boyle
James Donlan
James Donlan
Detective Sergeant Patrick J. Howe
Arthur Byron
Arthur Byron
Spencer
Edward Brophy
Edward Brophy
'Slugs' Martin
Paul Harvey
Paul Harvey
'J.G.' Carpenter

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