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The Whole Town's Talking (1935)

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.
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John Ford profile
John Ford

Director

Robert Riskin profile
Robert Riskin

Screenplay

Cast

Edward G. Robinson profile
Edward G. Robinson

Arthur Ferguson 'Jonesy' Jones / 'Killer' Mannion

Jean Arthur profile
Jean Arthur

Wilhelmina 'Bill' Clark

Arthur Hohl profile
Arthur Hohl

Det. Sgt. Michael F. Boyle

James Donlan profile
James Donlan

Detective Sergeant Patrick J. Howe

Arthur Byron profile
Arthur Byron

Spencer

Wallace Ford profile
Wallace Ford

Healy

Donald Meek profile
Donald Meek

Hoyt

Etienne Girardot profile
Etienne Girardot

Seaver

Edward Brophy profile
Edward Brophy

'Slugs' Martin

Paul Harvey profile
Paul Harvey

'J.G.' Carpenter

J. Farrell MacDonald profile
J. Farrell MacDonald

Prison Warden (uncredited)

Lucille Ball profile
Lucille Ball

Bank Employee (uncredited)

Edward G. Robinson profile
Edward G. Robinson

Arthur Ferguson 'Jonesy' Jones / 'Killer' Mannion

Jean Arthur profile
Jean Arthur

Wilhelmina 'Bill' Clark

Arthur Hohl profile
Arthur Hohl

Det. Sgt. Michael F. Boyle

James Donlan profile
James Donlan

Detective Sergeant Patrick J. Howe

Arthur Byron profile
Arthur Byron

Spencer

Wallace Ford profile
Wallace Ford

Healy

Donald Meek profile
Donald Meek

Hoyt

Etienne Girardot profile
Etienne Girardot

Seaver

Edward Brophy profile
Edward Brophy

'Slugs' Martin

Paul Harvey profile
Paul Harvey

'J.G.' Carpenter

J. Farrell MacDonald profile
J. Farrell MacDonald

Prison Warden (uncredited)

Lucille Ball profile
Lucille Ball

Bank Employee (uncredited)

Extra

Release Date

February 22, 1935

Original Language

English

Budget

$0.00

Production Company

Columbia Pictures logo

Available On

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