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The Whole Town's Talking

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(s)

John Ford

Eddie Donahoe

Wilbur McGaugh

Cast & Crew

Bess Flowers

Bess Flowers

Miss Gower (uncredited)

J. Farrell MacDonald

J. Farrell MacDonald

Prison Warden (uncredited)

Etienne Girardot

Etienne Girardot

Seaver

Arthur Hohl

Arthur Hohl

Det. Sgt. Michael F. Boyle

Joe Sawyer

Joe Sawyer

Mannion's Thug (uncredited)

John Ford

John Ford

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Donald Meek

Donald Meek

Hoyt

Jean Arthur

Jean Arthur

Wilhelmina 'Bill' Clark

Edward G. Robinson

Edward G. Robinson

Arthur Ferguson 'Jonesy' Jones / 'Killer' Mannion

Ralph Remley

Ralph Remley

Sam Dixon

Wallace Ford

Wallace Ford

Healy

Edward Brophy

Edward Brophy

'Slugs' Martin

Paul Harvey

Paul Harvey

'J.G.' Carpenter

Arthur Byron

Arthur Byron

Spencer

Lucille Ball

Lucille Ball

Bank Employee (uncredited)

Wilbur McGaugh

Wilbur McGaugh

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James Donlan

James Donlan

Detective Sergeant Patrick J. Howe

Robert Stanley

Robert Stanley

Reporter (uncredited)

Eddie Donahoe

Eddie Donahoe

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Details

GenresComedy, Crime
Runtime1h 33 mins
Released on22 Feb 1935
Languageen
Produced InUnited States of America
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The Whole Town's Talking  1935  John Ford Film,  Edward G Robinson
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