The Whole Town's Talking - 1935

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.

93min
1935
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating7.3/10

Cast

Edward G. Robinson profile pictureEdward G. RobinsonArthur Ferguson 'Jonesy' Jones / 'Killer' Mannion
Jean Arthur profile pictureJean ArthurWilhelmina 'Bill' Clark
Arthur Hohl profile pictureArthur HohlDet. Sgt. Michael F. Boyle
James Donlan profile pictureJames DonlanDetective Sergeant Patrick J. Howe
Edward Brophy profile pictureEdward Brophy'Slugs' Martin
Paul Harvey profile picturePaul Harvey'J.G.' Carpenter
J. Farrell MacDonald profile pictureJ. Farrell MacDonaldPrison Warden (uncredited)
Lucille Ball profile pictureLucille BallBank Employee (uncredited)
Bess Flowers profile pictureBess FlowersMiss Gower (uncredited)
Joe Sawyer profile pictureJoe SawyerMannion's Thug (uncredited)

About The Whole Town's Talking

The Whole Town's Talking 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.

Runtime: 93min

Extra details

Original Title: The Whole Town's Talking
Original Language: English
Directed By: John Ford
Production Companies
Columbia Pictures