The Whole Town's Talking 89 years old
The most exciting picture in a decade..Inspired by the biggest front page sensation in recent years
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.
Credits
The Whole Town's Talking Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Arthur Hohl He was 45, 74 years old when he died | as Det. Sgt. Michael F. Boyle |
| Lucille Ball She was 23, 77 years old when she died | as Bank Employee (uncredited) |
| Bess Flowers She was 36, 85 years old when she died | as Miss Gower |
| Jean Arthur She was 34, 90 years old when she died | as Wilhelmina 'Bill' Clark |
| Edward G. Robinson He was 41, 79 years old when he died | as Arthur Ferguson 'Jonesy' Jones / 'Killer' Mannion |
| J. Farrell MacDonald He was 59, 77 years old when he died | as Prison Warden (uncredited) |
| Edward Brophy He was 39, 65 years old when he died | as 'Slugs' Martin |
| Paul Harvey He was 16, 90 years old when he died | as 'J.G.' Carpenter |
| Etienne Girardot He was 79, 83 years old when he died | as Seaver |
| Donald Meek He was 56, 68 years old when he died | as Hoyt |
| Arthur Byron He was 63, 71 years old when he died | as Spencer |
| Joe Sawyer He was 28, 75 years old when he died | as Mannion's Thug |
| James Donlan He was 46, 49 years old when he died | as Detective Sergeant Patrick J. Howe |
| Wallace Ford He was 37, 68 years old when he died | as Healy |
The Whole Town's Talking Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Robert Riskin as Screenplay. He was 37 (58) years old when He died | Writing |
| Jo Swerling as Screenplay. He was 37 (67) years old when He died | Writing |
The Whole Town's Talking (89 years)
The most exciting picture in a decade..Inspired by the biggest front page sensation in recent years
- Release day: Friday, February 22, 1935
- Runtime: 93 minutes