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The Whole Town's Talking
The most exciting picture in a decade..Inspired by the biggest front page sensation in recent years
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.
Key Crew
Screenplay: Robert Riskin, Jo Swerling
Director: John Ford
Story: W.R. Burnett
Director of Photography: Joseph H. August
Producer: Lester Cowan, John Ford
Top Cast
Edward G. Robinson
Arthur Ferguson 'Jonesy' Jones / 'Killer' Mannion
Jean Arthur
Wilhelmina 'Bill' Clark
Arthur Hohl
Det. Sgt. Michael F. Boyle
James Donlan
Detective Sergeant Patrick J. Howe
Arthur Byron
Spencer
Wallace Ford
Healy
Donald Meek
Hoyt
Etienne Girardot
Seaver
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The Whole Town's Talking 1935 John Ford Film, Edward G Robinson
