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The Whole Town's Talking

19356.8 / 1093 min
Comedy, Crime

Overview

The most exciting picture in a decade..Inspired by the biggest front page sensation in recent years

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.

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

Wallace Ford

Wallace Ford

Healy

Donald Meek

Donald Meek

Hoyt

Etienne Girardot

Etienne Girardot

Seaver

Edward Brophy

Edward Brophy

'Slugs' Martin

Paul Harvey

Paul Harvey

'J.G.' Carpenter

J. Farrell MacDonald

J. Farrell MacDonald

Prison Warden (uncredited)

Ralph Remley

Ralph Remley

Sam Dixon

Joe Sawyer

Joe Sawyer

Mannion's Thug (uncredited)

Lucille Ball

Lucille Ball

Bank Employee (uncredited)

Bess Flowers

Bess Flowers

Miss Gower (uncredited)

Robert Stanley

Robert Stanley

Reporter (uncredited)

Crew

John Ford

John Ford

Director

Robert Riskin

Robert Riskin

Screenplay

Jo Swerling

Jo Swerling

Screenplay

W.R. Burnett

W.R. Burnett

Story

Joseph H. August

Joseph H. August

Director of Photography

Viola Lawrence

Viola Lawrence

Editor

Robert Kalloch

Robert Kalloch

Costume Design

Eddie Donahoe

Eddie Donahoe

Assistant Director

Wilbur McGaugh

Wilbur McGaugh

Assistant Director

Lester Cowan

Lester Cowan

Producer

John Ford

John Ford

Producer