The Whole Town's Talking (1935)
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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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Edward G. RobinsonArthur Ferguson 'Jonesy' Jones / 'Killer' Mannion
Jean ArthurWilhelmina 'Bill' Clark
Arthur HohlDet. Sgt. Michael F. Boyle
James DonlanDetective Sergeant Patrick J. Howe
Arthur ByronSpencer
Wallace FordHealy
Donald MeekHoyt
Etienne GirardotSeaver
Edward Brophy'Slugs' Martin
Paul Harvey'J.G.' Carpenter
J. Farrell MacDonaldPrison Warden (uncredited)
Lucille BallBank Employee (uncredited)Keywords
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What is The Whole Town's Talking about?
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.
How long is The Whole Town's Talking?
The Whole Town's Talking has a runtime of 93 minutes.
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