The Whole Town's Talking
| The Whole Town's Talking | |
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| Directed by | John Ford |
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| Based on | Jail Breaker Collier's (1932) by W. R. Burnett |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Joseph August |
| Edited by | Viola Lawrence |
| Music by | Uncredited: Mischa Bakaleinikoff Louis Silvers |
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| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Whole Town's Talking (released in the United Kingdom as Passport to Fame) is a 1935 American crime comedy film starring Edward G. Robinson as a mild-mannered advertising clerk who bears a striking resemblance to an escaped convict, 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 breakthrough, Little Caesar (1931).