The Whole Town's Talking (1935)
- Directed by
- John Ford
- Genre
- comedy film, crime film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Rating
- 6.9 of 10 from 60 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A mild mannered advertising clerk discovers he looks exactly like a notorious escaped convict. His life turns upside down as everyone mistakes him for the criminal.
lightheartedfunnyplayfulbreezysuspensefulcleverwhimsical
What happens
The Whole Town's Talking (released in the United Kingdom as Passport to Fame) is a 1935 American crime comedy film starring Edward G. Robinson as a mild-mannered advertising clerk who bears a striking resemblance to an escaped convict, with Jean Arthur as his love interest. It was directed by John Ford from a screenplay by Jo Swerling and Robert Riskin, based on a story by W. R. Burnett originally published in Collier's in August 1932. Burnett was also the author of the source material for Robinson's screen breakthrough, Little Caesar (1931). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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