›

Popular Movies

›

The Whole Town's Talking (1935)

1h 33m

Running Time

February 22, 1935
Release Date

7.3

The Whole Town's Talking (1935)

Name: The Whole Town's Talking
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Crime
Released: 1935-02-22

1h 33m

Running Time

February 22, 1935
Release Date

External Links & Social Media

Network & Production Companies

Plot.

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.

Where to Watch.

Rent

Buy

Currently The Whole Town's Talking is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Apple TV, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video, Fandango At Home

Streaming in:
🇺🇸 United States

Media.

Details.

Release Date
February 22, 1935

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 33m

Genres
Comedy Drama Crime

Last updated: 2025-02-24

This Movie Is About.

mistaken identity

screwball comedy

milquetoast

Wiki.

The Whole Town's Talking (released in the UK as Passport to Fame) is a 1935 American comedy film starring Edward G. Robinson as a law-abiding man who bears a striking resemblance to a killer, 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 break-through, Little Caesar. The film The Whole Town's Talking (1926) has no story connection to this film.