The Whole Town's Talking

The Whole Town's Talking

1935 · 93 min · EN · 6.8 (37 votes)
Dir. John Ford · Starring Edward G. Robinson, Jean Arthur, Arthur Hohl, James Donlan, Arthur Byron, Wallace Ford

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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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A delightful screwball comedy where an ordinary man's life spirals into hilarious chaos due to a mistaken identity. Expect charming performances and lighthearted hijinks that build to a wonderfully absurd climax.

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