The Whole Town's Talking (1935)

A meek milquetoast of a clerk is mistaken for Public Enemy #1, and the notorious killer takes advantage of the situation.
Country: USA
Directed By: John Ford
Written By: Robert Riskin, W.R. Burnett
Starring: Edward G. Robinson, Jean Arthur, Wallace Ford, Arthur Hohl, Arthur Byron, Donald Meek

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The Whole Town's Talking belongs to 5 collections
1. Film Titles That Are Complete Sentences (public: moderated by Maaxwell - 5 stars)
2. One Actor, Multiple Roles (public: moderated by iconogassed - 2 stars)
3. The Overlook Film Encyclopedia: The Gangster Film (public: moderated by RoyalB)
4. Leaving Criterion Channel 6/30/20 (private: owen1218 - 1 star)
5. Powerhouse Films Releases (private: kjones77)
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Apr 04 | coldesser | 60 0% |
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Mar 12 | JeanArthur<3 | 80 21% |
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hulot | 70 70% |
Jan 25 | filmcricket | 73 80% |
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Sep 28, 2020 | ![]() |
Opio | 40 16% |
Jul 30, 2020 | placestogo | 58 53% |
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Jul 29, 2020 | ![]() |
inmate | 77 50% |
Jul 08, 2020 | flund | 14 25% |
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Jul 04, 2020 | kappeuter | 70 67% |
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DeLarge | 87 67% |
Jun 10, 2020 | toro913 | 58 58% |
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Jun 06, 2020 | ![]() |
Yiannos | 68 63% |
Jun 03, 2020 | ![]() |
wetwillies | 80 36% |
Viewed June 1, 2020.
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Apr 13, 2020 | ![]() |
jmsenise | 80 74% |
Dec 27, 2019 | Nathers7 | 6 39% |
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Aug 25, 2019 | ![]() |
driscarpin | 84 76% |
Adoro filmes em que o Edward G. Robinson interpreta personagens ingênuos/frágeis e aqui além de fazer isso, ele brinca com sua persona mais famosa: a de gangster. Divertido filme menos conhecido do Ford e ainda conta com Jean Arthur para nosso deleite. Box Versátil O Cinema de John Ford.
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Aug 09, 2019 | ![]() |
bal3x | 70 71% |
Apr 23, 2019 | AHALE80 | 80 71% |
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Feb 23, 2019 | napolenbrady | 87 49% |
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Dec 28, 2018 | knives | 76 61% |
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FrancoGonzo | 9 39% |
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CMQuinn | 80 71% |
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patrickped | 70 52% |
Jan 09, 2018 | cengaveri | 75 61% |
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Aug 24, 2017 | sahume2029 () | 70 62% |
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avgcrtckr | 64 76% |
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filmaffinity | 67 71% |
Mar 30, 2017 | strangelime | 75 39% |
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Dec 20, 2016 | bidola | 79 44% |
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Jul 04, 2016 | Col_Needham | 80 78% |
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flowing | 48 35% |
Dec 11, 2015 | MichaelOKeef | 50 32% |
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Zoltan | 70 72% |
May 19, 2015 | zetes | 80 63% |
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May 10, 2015 | jrmoviemania | 70 76% |
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Apr 24, 2015 | OldAle1 | 70 37% |
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Apr 22, 2015 | debaser1985 | 65 40% |
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peekingpanda | 60 72% |
Dec 05, 2014 | brianmn | 60 51% |
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Jul 28, 2014 | ![]() |
Robart | 60 51% |
Apr 08, 2014 | ![]() |
PeaceAnarchy | 80 61% |
A bit silly, but it's pretty funny and Robinson is great in his dual role.
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Limdebois | 70 68% |
Jan 05, 2014 | ![]() |
Mr. Mxyzptlk | 100 0% |
Jan 01, 2014 | ![]() |
norval_jones | 74 49% |
Jan 01, 2014 | Hangarl | 75 79% |
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Dec 15, 2013 | ![]() |
jeff_v | 70 63% |
Nov 18, 2013 | ![]() |
JJ1986 | 70 76% |
Sep 29, 2013 | PUNQ | 70 96% |
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Edward G. Robinson laughing at his own gangster image! A nicely done dual role film where Robinson plays his usual mobster role and as Mr. Jones, a nervous office dude. And you can bet they cross paths. John Ford shows his sharp eye for wild comedies letting the characters come alive with their own little peculiarities. Jean Arthur was real fine here, with a snappy could-care-less attitude. One almost wish they'd done more with her because she was 'on' for this one. This touches brilliance!
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Sep 22, 2013 | glm01 | 86 87% |
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Aug 16, 2013 | KOTJ223 | 85 32% |
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Aug 10, 2013 | Vmfs | 8 70% |
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roujin | 60 55% |
Nov 19, 2012 | Ronin21 | 78 64% |
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Sep 21, 2011 | NRM03 | 57 37% |
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aaronwhat | 90 79% |
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kangadoodoo | 70 77% |
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jodamico | 77 63% |
Nov 11, 2010 | tyoda | 70 77% |
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OfTheAllies | 75 78% |
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hitchmycock | 80 25% |
Jan 18, 2010 | onetwothree | 50 40% |
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winds | 6 75% |
Sep 20, 2009 | negative | 3 0% |
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imdb | 74 82% |
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Theodora | 70 49% |
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Jos | 74 36% |
Mar 16, 2009 | Simon M. | 77 56% |
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Nov 13, 2008 | ![]() |
Icarus | 75 49% |
Enjoyed Robinson's dual role--he does a nice job contrasting his performance from one to the other. Ford makes excellent use of the photography, believably placing the two in the same space. He also includes a couple of solid atmospheric shots for the murder scenes, making especially good use of shadow.
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Aug 23, 2008 | ![]() |
Stain | 50 33% |
Edward G. Robinson turns in an excellent performance (well, two of them, actually) in a dual role, and for once I've gotten to see a comedy that's reasonably funny. Unfortunately, this is another one of those movies whose entire plot depends on every character in the film behaving like an idiot
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Apr 26, 2008 | Mango | 7 96% |
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Aug 14, 2007 | moeta2 | 70 10% |
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Dally | 75 52% |
Average Percentile 57.67% from 76 Ratings | ![]() |