mistaken identity,screwball comedy,milquetoast

The Whole Town's Talking (1935)

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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.

Cast & Crew

Director
John Ford
  • Profile picture of Edward G. Robinson
    Arthur Ferguson 'Jonesy' Jones / 'Killer' Mannion Edward G. Robinson
  • Profile picture of Jean Arthur
    Wilhelmina 'Bill' Clark Jean Arthur
  • Profile picture of Arthur Hohl
    Det. Sgt. Michael F. Boyle Arthur Hohl
  • Profile picture of James Donlan
    Detective Sergeant Patrick J. Howe James Donlan
  • Profile picture of Arthur Byron
    Spencer Arthur Byron
  • Profile picture of Wallace Ford
    Healy Wallace Ford
  • Profile picture of Donald Meek
    Hoyt Donald Meek
  • Profile picture of Etienne Girardot
    Seaver Etienne Girardot

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Keywords

  • mistaken identity
  • screwball comedy
  • milquetoast