The Whole Town's Talking (1926)
Chester Binney, a wounded war veteran, erroneously believes he is carrying a silver plate in his head and must avoid all excitement. He returns to his hometown, and there his former employer, George Simmons, attempts to arrange a match between Chester (who is to inherit a fortune) and his daughter Ethel. Ethel, however, finds Chester unexciting as a lover; and to enliven the affair, the father invents a lurid past for the boy by displaying a signed photograph of Rita Renault, a famous movie star. Rita, accompanied by her jealous husband, Jack Shields, arrives in the town for a personal appearance. By chance, Jack discovers the photograph of Rita, presumably the property of Chester, and when he sees his wife kissing Chester, a running fight ensues.
Director: Edward Laemmle
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Edward Everett Horton as Chester Binney |
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Virginia Lee Corbin as Ethel Simmons |
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Trixie Friganza as Mrs. George Simmons |
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Otis Harlan as George Simmonns |
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Robert Ober as Donald Montallen |
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Aileen Manning as Mrs. Van Loon |
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Hayden Stevenson as Tom O'Brien |
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Margaret Quimby as Sadie Wise |
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Dolores del Río as Rita Renault - Movie Star |
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Malcolm Waite as Jack Shields |
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Mathilde Comont as Maid (scenes deleted) |
| Writing | John Emerson | Theatre Play |
| Writing | Ernst Bach | Theatre Play |
| Writing | Raymond Cannon | Adaptation |
| Writing | Anita Loos | Theatre Play |
| Writing | Franz Arnold | Theatre Play |
| Directing | Edward Laemmle | Director |
