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The Whole Town's Talking (1935)

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93 minComedyCrime
TMDb6.9/1060 votes

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.

Country: United States

Director: John Ford

Cast

Edward G. Robinson as Arthur Ferguson 'Jonesy' Jones / 'Killer' Mannion

Edward G. Robinson

Arthur Ferguson 'Jonesy' Jones / 'Killer' Mannion

Jean Arthur as Wilhelmina 'Bill' Clark

Jean Arthur

Wilhelmina 'Bill' Clark

Arthur Hohl as Det. Sgt. Michael F. Boyle

Arthur Hohl

Det. Sgt. Michael F. Boyle

James Donlan as Detective Sergeant Patrick J. Howe

James Donlan

Detective Sergeant Patrick J. Howe

Arthur Byron as Spencer

Arthur Byron

Spencer

Wallace Ford as Healy

Wallace Ford

Healy

Donald Meek as Hoyt

Donald Meek

Hoyt

Etienne Girardot as Seaver

Etienne Girardot

Seaver

Edward Brophy as 'Slugs' Martin

Edward Brophy

'Slugs' Martin

Paul Harvey as 'J.G.' Carpenter

Paul Harvey

'J.G.' Carpenter

J. Farrell MacDonald as Prison Warden (uncredited)

J. Farrell MacDonald

Prison Warden (uncredited)

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Ralph Remley

Sam Dixon

Joe Sawyer as Mannion's Thug (uncredited)

Joe Sawyer

Mannion's Thug (uncredited)

Lucille Ball as Bank Employee (uncredited)

Lucille Ball

Bank Employee (uncredited)

Keywords

Plot:mistaken identityscrewball comedymilquetoast

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