
About the film

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The Whole Town's Talking
Release Date: February 22, 1935
Year | : | 1935 |
Slogan | : | «The most exciting picture in a decade..Inspired by the biggest front page sensation in recent years» |
Genres | : | Comedy, Crime, Drama |
Production Companies | : | Columbia Pictures |
Director | : | John Ford |
Producers | : | John Ford, Lester Cowan |
Writers | : | Robert Riskin, W.R. Burnett, Jo Swerling |
RunTime | : | 93 mins. |
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.
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Trailer: The Whole Town's Talking 1935 John Ford Film, Edward G Robinson
Featurette: TCM Salute to Robert Riskin 2of3 The Whole Town's Talking (Intro)
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