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69% Critic Match
The Whole Town's Talking
“The most exciting picture in a decade..Inspired by the biggest front page sensation in recent years”
6.9 / 10• 1935• 1h 33m•NR• English
ComedyCrime
Storyline
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 & Crew
Edward G. Robinson
Arthur Ferguson 'Jonesy' Jones / 'Killer' Mannion
Lead
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
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. John Ford's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Whole Town's Talking is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
