Synopsis
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.
Key facts
Cast
Edward G. Robinson, Jean Arthur, Arthur Hohl, James Donlan, Arthur Byron, Wallace Ford, Donald Meek, Etienne Girardot
Original language
English
First release
February 22, 1935 (United States)
Production companies
Columbia Pictures
Crew
Screenplay
Jo Swerling, Robert Riskin
Producer
John Ford, Lester Cowan
Cinematography
Joseph H. August
Editing
Viola Lawrence
Trailer
Stills
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Festival History
- Viennale 2014 generic
- Locarno International Film Festival 1963 generic
Titles
| Original title | The Whole Town's Talking | |
| Alternate title | Toute la ville en parle |
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | United States | February 22, 1935 |
Full credits
| Director | John Ford |
| Cast | Edward G. Robinson (Arthur Ferguson 'Jonesy' Jones / 'Killer' Mannion), Jean Arthur (Wilhelmina 'Bill' Clark), Arthur Hohl (Det. Sgt. Michael F. Boyle), James Donlan (Detective Sergeant Patrick J. Howe), Arthur Byron (Spencer), Wallace Ford (Healy), Donald Meek (Hoyt), Etienne Girardot (Seaver), Edward Brophy ('Slugs' Martin), Paul Harvey ('J.G.' Carpenter), J. Farrell MacDonald (Prison Warden (uncredited)), Ralph Remley (Sam Dixon), Joe Sawyer (Mannion's Thug (uncredited)), Lucille Ball (Bank Employee (uncredited)), Bess Flowers (Miss Gower (uncredited)), Robert Stanley (Reporter (uncredited)) |
| Screenplay | Jo Swerling, Robert Riskin |
| Story | W.R. Burnett |
| Producer | John Ford, Lester Cowan |
| Cinematography | Joseph H. August |
| Editing | Viola Lawrence |
| Costumes | Robert Kalloch |
Additional data: TMDB.
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
