The Whole Town's Talking (1935)

The Whole Town's Talking (1935)

The most exciting picture in a decade..Inspired by the biggest front page sensation in recent years 1935-02-22 United States of America 93 Min. PG-13
6.8 44 votes

Overview

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.

Cast

Edward G. Robinson is Arthur Ferguson 'Jonesy' Jones / 'Killer' Mannion
Arthur Ferguson 'Jonesy' Jones / 'Killer' Mannion
Jean Arthur is Wilhelmina 'Bill' Clark
Wilhelmina 'Bill' Clark
Arthur Hohl is Det. Sgt. Michael F. Boyle
Det. Sgt. Michael F. Boyle
James Donlan is Detective Sergeant Patrick J. Howe
Detective Sergeant Patrick J. Howe
Arthur Byron is Spencer
Edward Brophy is 'Slugs' Martin
'Slugs' Martin
Paul Harvey is 'J.G.' Carpenter
'J.G.' Carpenter
J. Farrell MacDonald is Prison Warden (uncredited)
Prison Warden (uncredited)
Lucille Ball is Bank Employee (uncredited)
Bank Employee (uncredited)