The Talk of the Town (1942)
1h 58m
Running Time
August 20, 1942Release Date
The Talk of the Town (1942)
1h 58m
Running Time
August 20, 1942Release Date
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Plot.
Wrongfully jailed for arson, political activist Leopold Dilg escapes and takes refuge at the house of his childhood friend, Nora, unaware that she has recently rented it to a high-principled lawyer. Hilarity ensues as Nora tries to hide Leopold's identity from Professor Lightcap, while the two men enjoy spirited debates about their conflicting views of law.
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Cast & Crew.
Cary Grant
Leopold Dilg
Jean Arthur
Nora Shelley
Ronald Colman
Professor Michael Lightcap
Edgar Buchanan
Sam Yates
Glenda Farrell
Regina Bush
Charles Dingle
Andrew Holmes
Emma Dunn
Mrs. Shelley
Rex Ingram
Tilney
Leonid Kinskey
Jan Pulaski
Tom Tyler
Clyde Bracken
Don Beddoe
Police Chief
George Stevens
Director
William Benedict
Western Union Boy (uncredited)
Irwin Shaw
Writer
Ferike Boros
Mrs. Pulaski (uncredited)
Al Bridge
Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Sidney Buchman
Writer
Lloyd Bridges
Donald Forrester (uncredited)
Dale Van Every
Writer
Sidney Harmon
Writer
Leslie Brooks
Secretary (uncredited)
Jack Carr
Usher (uncredited)
Gino Corrado
Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
Friedrich Hollaender
Composer
Ted Tetzlaff
Cinematographer
Joe Cunningham
McGuire (uncredited)
Otto Meyer
Editor
Clyde Fillmore
James Boyd (uncredited)
Frank McLure
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Clarence Muse
Supreme Court Doorkeeper (uncredited)
Frank O'Connor
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Blanche Payson
Supreme Court Spectator (uncredited)
Media.
Details.
Release DateAugust 20, 1942
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 58m
Content RatingNR
Budget$1,000,000
Box Office$1,100,000
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The Talk of the Town is a 1942 American comedy-drama film directed by George Stevens and starring Cary Grant, Jean Arthur, and Ronald Colman, with a supporting cast featuring Edgar Buchanan and Glenda Farrell. The screenplay was written by Irwin Shaw and Sidney Buchman (adaptation by Dale Van Every) from a story by Sidney Harmon. The picture was released by Columbia Pictures. This was the second time that Grant and Arthur were paired in a film, after Only Angels Have Wings (1939).
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