THE WHOLE TOWN'S TALKING - BD

THE WHOLE TOWN'S TALKING - BD

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(John Ford, 1935, 93 mins)
Release date: 23 March 2026
Standard Edition Blu-ray

Edward G Robinson (All My Sons) takes on a dual role, playing both an advertising man and a violent gangster, in The Whole Town’s Talking, a fast-paced screwball comedy from legendary director John Ford (The Long Gray Line), also starring Jean Arthur (Mr. Smith Goes to Washington).

Mild-mannered Arthur Jones (Robinson) is arrested when he is mistaken for his doppelgänger, bank robber “Killer” Mannion (also Robinson). When Mannion gets wind of this, he kidnaps Jones’ co-worker Miss Clark (Arthur), and seeks to frame Jones for his crimes...

Based on a story by W R Burnett (Little Caesar), and co-written by regular Frank Capra collaborator Robert Riskin (It Happened One Night), The Whole Town’s Talking is a hilarious blend of screwball comedy and crime film.


INDICATOR STANDARD EDITION BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES

  • 4K restoration
  • Original mono audio
  • Cymbaline (2020, 7 mins): video essay by Tag Gallagher, author of John Ford: Himself and His Movies
  • Leonard Maltin on ‘The Whole Town’s Talking’ (2014, 6 mins): archival appreciation by the film critic and historian
  • A Trip Outside Ford Country (2020, 23 mins): new appreciation by academic and film historian Sheldon Hall
  • No Rules But Her Own (2020, 18 mins): writer and critic Pamela Hutchinson discusses the life and career of actor Jean Arthur
  • Lux Radio Theatre: ‘The Whole Town’s Talking’ (1941, 53 mins): vintage radio adaptation, starring Jim Jordan and Marian Jordan
  • Image gallery: promotional and publicity materials
  • New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing

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BBFC cert: PG
REGION B
EAN: 5060697925289