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The Whole Town's Talking

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.

Top Cast

  • Edward Everett Horton

    Edward Everett Horton

    Chester Binney

  • Virginia Lee Corbin

    Virginia Lee Corbin

    Ethel Simmons

  • Trixie Friganza

    Trixie Friganza

    Mrs. George Simmons

  • Otis Harlan

    Otis Harlan

    George Simmonns

  • Robert Ober

    Robert Ober

    Donald Montallen

  • Aileen Manning

    Aileen Manning

    Mrs. Van Loon

  • Hayden Stevenson

    Hayden Stevenson

    Tom O'Brien

  • Margaret Quimby

    Margaret Quimby

    Sadie Wise

  • Dolores del Río

    Dolores del Río

    Rita Renault - Movie Star

Overview

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.

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