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The Man Who Talked Too Much (1940)
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Frank J. Collins (play)
Walter DeLeon (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
16 July 1940 (USA) more
Tagline:
Nothing On Earth Could Seal His Lips more
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Assistant District Attorney Stephen Forbes, an impressive orator with a long list of convictions, resigns... more | add synopsis
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If Nothing Else, A Cogent Argument Against The Death Penalty more (3 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | George Brent | ... | Stephen M. 'Steve' Forbes |
| Virginia Bruce | ... | Joan Reed, Forbes' secretary |
 | Brenda Marshall | ... | Celia Farrady |
| Richard Barthelmess | ... | J.B. Roscoe |
| William Lundigan | ... | John L. 'Johnny' Forbes |
| George Tobias | ... | Slug McNutt |
| John Litel | ... | District Attorney Dickson |
| Henry Armetta | ... | Tony Spirella |
| Alan Baxter | ... | Joe Garland |
| David Bruce | ... | Gerald Wilson |
| Clarence Kolb | ... | E.A. Smith |
| Louis Jean Heydt | ... | Barton |
| Marc Lawrence | ... | Lefty Kyler |
| Edwin Stanley | ... | District Attorney Dan Nelson (as Ed Stanley) |
| Kay Sutton | ... | Mrs. Knight (scenes deleted) |
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Broadway Lawyer
The Sentence
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76 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (RCA Sound System)
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USA:Approved (PCA #6277) | USA:TV-G (TV rating) | Australia:G
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The original play opened in Brooklyn, New York on 10 June 1929. more
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Version of The Mouthpiece (1932) more
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This opens with lawyer George Brent probing a man guilty in court. The guy is sent to prison and is readied for the electric chair. New evidence comes to light: He is innocent. There are frantic attempts to reach the warden. But they;re unsuccessful. An innocent man has been killed as we watch the flicker of the chair.
This all happens in the first few minutes. It's giving nothing away. The rest of the movie involves Brent's deciding to make some money and starting to defend shady characters. His loyal secretary Virginia Bruce goes with him. (What a beauty she was! Such a haunting look.) His brother William Lundigan has graduated from law school. Etc. Brenda Marshall has too small a role. It hops the track but in some ways is an early noir.