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The Whole Town's Talking (1935)

APPROVED 93 min  -  Comedy | Crime | Drama  -   22 February 1935 (USA)
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A meek milquetoast of a clerk is mistaken for Public Enemy #1, and the notorious killer takes advantage of the situation.

Director:

John Ford

Writers:

Jo Swerling (screen play), Robert Riskin (screen play), and 1 more credit »

Stars:

Edward G. Robinson, Jean Arthur and Arthur Hohl
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Edward G. Robinson ...
Arthur Ferguson Jones
Jean Arthur ...
Miss Clark
Arthur Hohl Arthur Hohl ...
Detective Sergeant Boyle
James Donlan James Donlan ...
Detective Sergeant Howe
Arthur Byron Arthur Byron ...
Spencer
Wallace Ford Wallace Ford ...
Donald Meek Donald Meek ...
Hoyt
Etienne Girardot Etienne Girardot ...
Edward Brophy Edward Brophy ...
Paul Harvey Paul Harvey ...
'J.G.' Carpenter
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Storyline

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. Written by Col Needham <col@imdb.com>  

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Plot Keywords:

Public Enemy | Police | Milquetoast | Criminal | Fainting Man  | See more »

Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Passport to Fame See more »

Filming Locations:

Columbia/Sunset Gower Studios - 1438 N. Gower Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures Corporation See more »
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Technical Specs

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Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

This movie is the inspiration for 1998 Bollywood movie 'Duplicate' starring Shahrukh Khan in the double role. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When Jonesy leaves his apartment in a rush he forgets to turn off the taps and his tub is (torrentially) overflowing. But when he returns from the police much later in the day there is no water anywhere. See more »

Quotes

Arthur Ferguson Jones: You know something, a woman is only a woman, but a good cigar is a smoke.
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Connections

Referenced in Between Eleven and Midnight (1949) See more »