The Whole Town's Talking
The most exciting picture in a decade..Inspired by the biggest front page sensation in recent years
1935-02-22 | 93 minutes
Plot Summary
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.
Cast
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Edward G. RobinsonArthur Ferguson 'Jonesy' Jones / 'Killer' Mannion
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Jean ArthurWilhelmina 'Bill' Clark
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Arthur HohlDet. Sgt. Michael F. Boyle
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James DonlanDetective Sergeant Patrick J. Howe
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Arthur ByronSpencer
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Wallace FordHealy
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Donald MeekHoyt
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Etienne GirardotSeaver
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Edward Brophy'Slugs' Martin
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Paul Harvey'J.G.' Carpenter
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J. Farrell MacDonaldPrison Warden (uncredited)
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Joe SawyerMannion's Thug (uncredited)
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Lucille BallBank Employee (uncredited)
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Bess FlowersMiss Gower (uncredited)
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