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The Whole Town's Talking ()

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A meek milquetoast clerk is mistaken for public enemy N° 1, and the notorious killer takes advantage of the situation.
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Arthur Ferguson Jones / 'Killer' Mannion
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Miss Wilhelmina Clark
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Detective Sergeant Boyle
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Detective Sergeant Howe
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Spencer
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Healy
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Hoyt
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Seaver
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'Slugs' Martin
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'J.G.' Carpenter
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Harry Abrahams ...
Convict (uncredited)
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Reporter (uncredited)
Carmen Andre ...
Clerk (uncredited)
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Policeman (uncredited)
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Policeman (uncredited)
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Bank Employee (uncredited)
H. Barnum ...
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
George Barton ...
Policeman (uncredited)
Arthur Belasco ...
Policeman (uncredited)
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Reporter (uncredited)
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Policeman (uncredited)
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Charlie - Clerk (uncredited)
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Mike O'Connor - Taxi Driver (uncredited)
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Trustee (uncredited)
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Warden's Secretary (uncredited)
Maurice Brierre ...
Clerk (uncredited)
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Reporter (uncredited)
Vance Carroll ...
Policeman (uncredited)
Monte Carter ...
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Nancy Caswell ...
Clerk (uncredited)
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Conductor (uncredited)
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Guard / Driver (uncredited)
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Guard with Warden (uncredited)
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Customer (uncredited)
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Convict (uncredited)
Nick Copeland ...
Waiter (uncredited)
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Convict (uncredited)
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Policeman / Guard (uncredited)
Floyd Criswell ...
Motorcycle Officer (uncredited)
Charles Cross ...
Reporter (uncredited)
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Waiter (uncredited)
Bobbie Dale ...
Cameraman (uncredited)
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Captain, S.S. Shanghai (uncredited)
Lew Davis ...
Ship Steward (uncredited)
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Customer (uncredited)
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Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Rita Donlin ...
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Allyn Drake ...
Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Lowell Drew ...
(uncredited)
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Customer (uncredited)
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Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Pearl Eaton ...
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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Aunt Agatha (uncredited)
Eddie Fetherston ...
Cameraman (uncredited)
Budd Fine ...
Policeman (uncredited)
Larry Fisher ...
Trustee (uncredited)
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City Commissioner (uncredited)
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Miss Gower - Secretary (uncredited)
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Newspaper Reporter at Dock (uncredited)
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Fat Woman (uncredited)
Rosita Foucher ...
Telephone Operator (uncredited)
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Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
George Frank ...
Customer (uncredited)
Desmond Gallagher ...
Policeman (uncredited)
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Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Maurine Gray ...
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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Customer (uncredited)
Jack Grey ...
Policeman (uncredited)
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Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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Convict (uncredited)
Sherry Hall ...
Reporter (uncredited)
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Gangster (uncredited)
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Policeman (uncredited)
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Waitress (uncredited)
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Reporter (uncredited)
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Policeman Announcing Carpenter (uncredited)
Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian ...
Gangster (uncredited)
Charles H. Hickman ...
Detective (uncredited)
Pauline High ...
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Rodney Hildebrand ...
Policeman (uncredited)
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One of Mannion's Henchmen (uncredited)
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Customer (uncredited)
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Detective (uncredited)
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City Official (uncredited)
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Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Sunny Ingraham ...
Secretary (uncredited)
John Irwin ...
Convict (uncredited)
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Secretary (uncredited)
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Policeman (uncredited)
William Jeffrey ...
Bank Manager (uncredited)
Ed Jones ...
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Edward Keane ...
U.S. Deputy Attorney (uncredited)
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Radio Man (uncredited)
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Cameraman (uncredited)
Brady Kline ...
Policeman (uncredited)
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Police Switchboard Operator (uncredited)
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Porter (uncredited)
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Customer (uncredited)
Peggy Leon ...
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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Guard (uncredited)
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Convict (uncredited)
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Prison Warden (uncredited)
Stanley Mack ...
Gangster (uncredited)
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Ship Steward (uncredited)
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Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Charles McAvoy ...
Policeman (uncredited)
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Policeman (uncredited)
Philip Morris ...
Detective (uncredited)
Harry Mount ...
Newsboy (uncredited)
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Guard (uncredited)
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Mayor (uncredited)
Irving Newhoff ...
Henchman (uncredited)
Ned Norton ...
Reporter (uncredited)
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Detective Removing Handcuffs (uncredited)
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Police Lt. Mack (uncredited)
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Detective (uncredited)
Ted Oliver ...
Motorcycle Officer (uncredited)
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Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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Convict (uncredited)
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Pickpocket (uncredited)
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Seaver's Secretary (uncredited)
Richard Powell ...
Police Lieutenant in Bank (uncredited)
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Fingerprint Expert (uncredited)
James Quinn ...
Pickpocket (uncredited)
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Clerk (uncredited)
Ralph Remley ...
Sam Dixon - Office Ribber (uncredited)
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Detective (uncredited)
Don Roberts ...
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Ky Robinson ...
Detective (uncredited)
Oscar Rudolph ...
Office Clerk Bringing Telegram (uncredited)
Dick Rush ...
Policeman (uncredited)
Jack Santoro ...
Reporter (uncredited)
William Saverick ...
Cameraman (uncredited)
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Nick - Mannion's Henchman (uncredited)
Allan Sears ...
Policeman (uncredited)
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Italian Visitor (uncredited)
Marion Sheldon ...
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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Russell - Prison Official (uncredited)
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Reporter (uncredited)
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Police Sergeant (uncredited)
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Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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City Official (uncredited)
Robert Stanley ...
Reporter (uncredited)
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Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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Henchman (uncredited)
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Traffic Officer (uncredited)
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Mannion's Henchman on Lookout (uncredited)
Arthur Thalasso ...
Gatekeeper (uncredited)
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Policeman (uncredited)
John Tyke ...
Convict (uncredited)
Charles Unger ...
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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Reporter (uncredited)
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Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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Bank Doorman (uncredited)
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Elevator Man (uncredited)
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Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Robert Wilber ...
Henchman (uncredited)
Corinne Williams ...
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Maston Williams ...
Convict (uncredited)
William A. Williams ...
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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Head of Chamber of Commerce (uncredited)
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Convict (uncredited)
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Henchman Harry (uncredited)
Ernie Young ...
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

Directed by

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John Ford

Written by

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Jo Swerling ... (screen play) and
Robert Riskin ... (screen play)
 
W.R. Burnett ... (story)

Produced by

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Lester Cowan ... producer (uncredited)
John Ford ... producer (uncredited)

Cinematography by

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Joseph H. August ... (photography) (as Joseph August)

Editing by

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Viola Lawrence ... film editor

Casting By

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Harold Dodds ... (uncredited)
William Perlberg ... (uncredited)

Costume Design by

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Robert Kalloch ... (uncredited)

Makeup Department

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Hal Senator ... makeup artist (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Cliff P. Broughton ... second assistant director (uncredited)
Eddie Donahoe ... assistant director (uncredited)
Wilbur McGaugh ... assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Mel Wolf ... props (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Paul Neal ... sound (uncredited)
Glenn Rominger ... sound engineer (uncredited) / sound mixer (uncredited)
Earl Snyder ... boom operator (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Eddie Blaisdell ... grip (uncredited)
Bert Campbell ... electrician (uncredited)
Johnny Cook ... electrician (uncredited)
James Goss ... assistant camera (uncredited)
Jimmy Punter ... gaffer (uncredited)
Dave Regan ... second camera operator (uncredited)
Charlie Rose ... grip (uncredited)

Music Department

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Mischa Bakaleinikoff ... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Louis Silvers ... composer: stock music (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Mercy Weireter ... script clerk (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Ed Brandenburg ... double (uncredited)
Joseph Corsica ... doorman (uncredited)
Richard LaMarr ... stand-in: Edward G. Robinson (uncredited)
Crew verified as complete

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Plot Summary

Ordinary man-on-the-street Arthur Ferguson Jones leads a regular life, but one day everything changes when he is mistaken for a criminal named 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 an opportunity to steal the pass, and chaos results. Written by Col Needham

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Taglines Once in a decade comes a picture into every foot of which is crammed a "surprise" type of thrill which will enmesh you with its romance-comedy and dramatic intensity. Such a production is "Passport to Fame"- acknowledged as one of the screen's greatest entertainments. (Print Ad- Illawarra Mercury, ((Wollongong, NSW)) 26 July 1935) See more »
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Also Known As
  • Passport to Fame (United Kingdom)
  • Toute la ville en parle (France)
  • Stadtgespräch (Germany)
  • Pasaporte a la fama (Spain)
  • Tot orasul vorbeste (Romania)
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  • 93 min
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Trivia Direct references to drug use were forbidden after the adoption of the "Code," but here the filmmakers must have not understood when a character was referred to as being "coked up." See more »
Goofs 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 »
Movie Connections Edited into This Is It (2009). 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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