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      The Whole Town's Talking

      Released Feb 21, 1935 1h 35m Comedy List
      100% Tomatometer 13 Reviews 78% Audience Score 250+ Ratings Clerk Arthur Jones (Edward G. Robinson) lives a dull life until someone realizes that he looks like gangster "Killer" Mannion (also Robinson). After Jones is brought in by the police and his identity is verified, he is given a note to assuage any other suspicious policeman. Jones is hired by a newspaper to write about Mannion and starts dating Wilhelmina Clark (Jean Arthur). However, when Jones returns home one night, Mannion is waiting and demands the note so that he can roam freely. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered May 23 Buy Now

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      Richard Brody New Yorker Satirically yet trenchantly embraces a wide range of modern experience, from the political to the intimate. Dec 3, 2012 Full Review Bernice Patton Pittsburgh Courier Sensational. Dec 2, 2020 Full Review Nathanael Hood Unseen Films ...the closest thing director John Ford ever came to making a screwball comedy. Rated: 7/10 Apr 18, 2020 Full Review Tim Brayton Alternate Ending A great showpiece for Robinson and one of the most offbeat curios in Ford's jam-packed filmography. Rated: 3.5/5 Apr 9, 2020 Full Review Michael E. Grost Classic Film and Television Odd bur rich mix of the visionary, comedy and the darkest side of gangsters. Aug 22, 2014 Full Review David Nusair Reel Film Reviews ...generally an amiable little comedy that benefits greatly from the charisma of its two leads. Rated: 2.5/4 Jan 27, 2007 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Audience Member It was an ok movie Mr Robinson acting was superb but movie seems childish in the 21st century. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review Frances H This flick just didn't do it for me. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 07/17/20 Full Review john m The first half is hilarious and thrilling and once it introduces its big twist halfway through, you know you're in for something great. Although, it sort of becomes less interesting than its setup suggests as it goes along. Edward G. Robinson is great though, playing two characters completely polar opposites with nuance very rarely shown at this time. And Ford knows how to get excitement out of every scene no matter how big or small. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Edward G. Robinson was a great actor. I saw this movie last night. The movie is absorbing and entertaining; and Mr. Robinson demonstrated his skills with such dexterity that his acting is a breath of fresh air. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Audience Member Arthur nearly steals every scene she's in, but fortunately she's absent in enough that star Robinson still shines in his duel role. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Audience Member AMIABLE comedy. mostly of interest to those who want to see Robinson trade on his appeal as a gangster by playing a meek office worker who is a dead ringer for a gangster. Also, according to TCM the film that established Jean Arthur. They are both good but the film is slight. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis Clerk Arthur Jones (Edward G. Robinson) lives a dull life until someone realizes that he looks like gangster "Killer" Mannion (also Robinson). After Jones is brought in by the police and his identity is verified, he is given a note to assuage any other suspicious policeman. Jones is hired by a newspaper to write about Mannion and starts dating Wilhelmina Clark (Jean Arthur). However, when Jones returns home one night, Mannion is waiting and demands the note so that he can roam freely.
      Director
      John Ford
      Production Co
      Columbia Pictures
      Genre
      Comedy
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Feb 21, 1935, Limited
      Release Date (Streaming)
      May 23, 2014
      Runtime
      1h 35m
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