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.
Director:
John Ford
Writers:
Jo Swerling, Robert Riskin.
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Edward G. Robinson as Arthur Ferguson 'Jonesy' Jones / 'Killer' Mannion |
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Jean Arthur as Wilhelmina 'Bill' Clark |
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Arthur Hohl as Det. Sgt. Michael F. Boyle |
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James Donlan as Detective Sergeant Patrick J. Howe |
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Arthur Byron as Spencer |
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Wallace Ford as Healy |
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Donald Meek as Hoyt |
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Etienne Girardot as Seaver |
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Edward Brophy as 'Slugs' Martin |
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Paul Harvey as 'J.G.' Carpenter |
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J. Farrell MacDonald as Prison Warden (uncredited) |
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Ralph Remley as Sam Dixon |
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Joe Sawyer as Mannion's Thug (uncredited) |
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Lucille Ball as Bank Employee (uncredited) |
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Bess Flowers as Miss Gower (uncredited) |
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Robert Stanley as Reporter (uncredited) |
| Directing | John Ford | Director |
| Writing | Jo Swerling | Screenplay |
| Writing | Robert Riskin | Screenplay |
| Writing | W.R. Burnett | Story |
| Camera | Joseph H. August | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Viola Lawrence | Editor |
| Production | Lester Cowan | Producer |
| Production | John Ford | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Robert Kalloch | Costume Design |
| Directing | Wilbur McGaugh | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Edward Donahue | Assistant Director |
