The Whole Town's Talking
| The Whole Town's Talking | |
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1935 theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | John Ford |
| Screenplay by | Jo Swerling Robert Riskin |
| Based on | Jail Breaker Collier's (1932) by W.R. Burnett |
| Produced by | John Ford Lester Cowan (uncredited) |
| Starring | Edward G. Robinson Jean Arthur |
| Cinematography | Joseph H. August |
| Edited by | Viola Lawrence |
| Music by | Uncredited: Mischa Bakaleinikoff Louis Silvers |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Whole Town's Talking (released in the UK as Passport to Fame) is a 1935 American comedy film starring Edward G. Robinson as a law-abiding man who bears a striking resemblance to a killer, 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 break-through, Little Caesar. The film The Whole Town's Talking (1926) has no story connection to this film.