All Over the Town
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66% Critic Match

All Over the Town

6.6 / 10 1949 1h 23mNR English
Comedy

Storyline

Newspaper reporter Nat Hearn returns home after serving in the Royal Air Force during World War II. When one of the paper's owners dies, the man's partner and son offers Nat a position as editor in return for his financial backing. But Nat's reluctance to shy away from controversial issues raises more than a few eyebrows.

Cast & Crew

Sarah Churchill

Sarah Churchill

Sally Thorpe

Lead
Norman Wooland

Norman Wooland

Nat Hearn

Cyril Cusack

Cyril Cusack

Gerald Vane

Ronald Adam

Ronald Adam

Sam Vane

Bryan Forbes

Bryan Forbes

Trumble

James Hayter

James Hayter

Councillor Baines

Fabia Drake

Fabia Drake

Miss Gelding

John Salew

John Salew

George Sleek

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Derek N. Twist's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. All Over the Town is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker