The Whole Town's Talking (1935)
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.
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Edward G. Robinson
as Arthur Ferguson 'Jonesy' Jones / 'Killer' Mannion
as Arthur Ferguson 'Jonesy' Jones / 'Killer' Mannion
Jean Arthur
as Wilhelmina 'Bill' Clark
as Wilhelmina 'Bill' Clark
Arthur Hohl
as Det. Sgt. Michael F. Boyle
as Det. Sgt. Michael F. Boyle
James Donlan
as Detective Sergeant Patrick J. Howe
as Detective Sergeant Patrick J. Howe
Arthur Byron
as Spencer
as Spencer
Wallace Ford
as Healy
as Healy
Donald Meek
as Hoyt
as Hoyt
Etienne Girardot
as Seaver
as Seaver
Edward Brophy
as 'Slugs' Martin
as 'Slugs' Martin
Paul Harvey
as 'J.G.' Carpenter
as 'J.G.' Carpenter
J. Farrell MacDonald
as Prison Warden (uncredited)
as Prison Warden (uncredited)
Lucille Ball
as Bank Employee (uncredited)
as Bank Employee (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
as Miss Gower (uncredited)
as Miss Gower (uncredited)
Joe Sawyer
as Mannion's Thug (uncredited)
as Mannion's Thug (uncredited)
Robert Stanley
as Reporter (uncredited)
as Reporter (uncredited)
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John Ford
Director
Director
Robert Riskin
Screenplay
Screenplay
Jo Swerling
Screenplay
Screenplay
W.R. Burnett
Story
Story
Joseph H. August
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Viola Lawrence
Editor
Editor
Robert Kalloch
Costume Design
Costume Design
Eddie Donahoe
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
Wilbur McGaugh
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
Lester Cowan
Producer
Producer
John Ford
Producer
Producer
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