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27 April 1935 (USA) morePlot:
When the daughter of the town's leading citizen and a local dairyman have a romance,and the man makes a sudden-and-unexplained trip out of town... more | full synopsisUser Comments:
Word Travels Fast moreCast
(Complete credited cast)| Jean Arthur | ... | Marge Oliver | |
| Victor Jory | ... | Matthew Putnam | |
| Helen Lowell | ... | Nettie Putnam | |
| Robert Allen | ... | Roy Daniels | |
| Charley Grapewin | ... | Will Oliver (as Charles Grapewin) | |
| Clara Blandick | ... | Mathilda Sherman | |
| Geneva Mitchell | ... | Irene Sherman | |
| Maude Eburne | ... | Clara West | |
| Matt McHugh | ... | Bert West | |
| Oscar Apfel | ... | Tom Sherman | |
| Robert Middlemass | ... | Judge Steven Stephenson |
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69 min (TCM print)Country:
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1.37 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording)Fun Stuff
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Some reviews credited Charles Middleton with the role of "Johnson," but that part was played by Guy Usher. moreSoundtrack:
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Party Wire concerns a small town. They are linked together by the same telephone line, a party wire. If one does not understand the way older telephones worked, with the total dependence on an operator and a switchboard, this concept is difficult to understand, which dates the film. However, suffice to say that everyone is able to listen in on everyone's phone calls, and others miss their calls often due to gossips tying up the line. In this small town, a visitor arrives, a man who used to live there by the name of Matthew Putname (Victor Jory). He is very wealthy so all of the young ladies of the town try to grab him, but the least interested one (Jean Arthur) happens to catch his eye. Gossips spreads through the town, not all of it true, and several dramatic things happen.
The film is based on a clever idea and contains several amusing sequences, but the main characters have no chemistry with each other and they themselves are lukewarm. It is difficult to care about their struggles if there is no sympathy. The best character plays Arthur's father, Charley Grapewin. He is lovable, funny, and a joy to watch.