The Talk of the Town (1942 film)

The Talk of the Town
theatrical poster
Directed byGeorge Stevens
Screenplay by
Adaptation by
Story bySidney Harmon
Produced byGeorge Stevens
Starring
CinematographyTed Tetzlaff
Edited byOtto Meyer
Music byFriedrich Hollaender
Production
company
Columbia Pictures
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • August 20, 1942 (1942-08-20) (United States)
Running time
117 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1 million
Box office$1.1 million (US rentals)

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 (and an adaptation by Dale Van Every) from a story by Sidney Harmon. The film was released by Columbia Pictures, and was the second time that Grant and Arthur were paired in a film, after Only Angels Have Wings (1939).