The Whole Town's Talking

John Ford
1935-02-22

The most exciting picture in a decade..Inspired by the biggest front page sensation in recent years
6.8
93 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Edward G. Robinson Arthur Ferguson 'Jonesy' Jones / 'Killer' Mannion Unowned
Jean Arthur Wilhelmina 'Bill' Clark Unowned
Arthur Hohl Det. Sgt. Michael F. Boyle Unowned
James Donlan Detective Sergeant Patrick J. Howe Unowned
Arthur Byron Spencer Unowned
Wallace Ford Healy Unowned
Donald Meek Hoyt Unowned
Etienne Girardot Seaver Unowned
Edward Brophy 'Slugs' Martin Unowned
Paul Harvey 'J.G.' Carpenter Unowned
J. Farrell MacDonald Prison Warden (uncredited) Unowned
Lucille Ball Bank Employee (uncredited) Unowned
Bess Flowers Miss Gower (uncredited) Unowned
Joe Sawyer Mannion's Thug (uncredited) Unowned
Robert Stanley Reporter (uncredited) Unowned