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The Whole Town's Talking

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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.

Top Cast

  • Edward G. Robinson

    Edward G. Robinson

    Arthur Ferguson 'Jonesy' Jones / 'Killer' Mannion

  • Jean Arthur

    Jean Arthur

    Wilhelmina 'Bill' Clark

  • Arthur Hohl

    Arthur Hohl

    Det. Sgt. Michael F. Boyle

  • James Donlan

    James Donlan

    Detective Sergeant Patrick J. Howe

  • Arthur Byron

    Arthur Byron

    Spencer

  • Wallace Ford

    Wallace Ford

    Healy

  • Donald Meek

    Donald Meek

    Hoyt

  • Etienne Girardot

    Etienne Girardot

    Seaver

  • Edward Brophy

    Edward Brophy

    'Slugs' Martin

Overview

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.

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6.9 / 10
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