The set up is wonderful, like something out of a Shakespeare comedy. Unfortunately the film only focuses on one of the two identical men. It makes the confusion more frustrating than funny. Robinson is excellent in both roles and Jean Arthur is fantastic as one down right sassy b...( read more)
Arthur Hohl, Edward G. Robinson, Jean Arthur
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 ...( read more
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June 26, 2008
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July 16, 2009
Edward G. Robinson is such a brilliant actor, and he shines in this gem. A wonderful classic that expertly balances comedy and drama, great story and very entertaining.
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January 20, 2009
John Ford supo aprovechar al máximo el potencial de un actor del calibre de Edward G. Robinson en The Whole Town?s Talking (1935), brillante y poco convencional filme de gangsters, al combinar comedia romántica en una bien tramada historia, que giraba alrededor de una fatal confu...( read more)
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