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A meek milquetoast clerk is mistaken for public enemy N° 1, and the notorious killer takes advantage of the situation.A meek milquetoast clerk is mistaken for public enemy N° 1, and the notorious killer takes advantage of the situation.A meek milquetoast clerk is mistaken for public enemy N° 1, and the notorious killer takes advantage of the situation.
Harry Abrahams
- Convict
- (uncredited)
Ernie Adams
- Reporter
- (uncredited)
Carmen Andre
- Clerk
- (uncredited)
Chester A. Bachman
- Policeman
- (uncredited)
Eddie Baker
- Policeman
- (uncredited)
Lucille Ball
- Bank Employee
- (uncredited)
H. Barnum
- Undetermined Secondary Role
- (uncredited)
George Barton
- Policeman
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaDirect references to drug use were forbidden after the adoption of the "Code," but here the filmmakers must have not understood when a character was referred to as being "coked up."
- GoofsWhen Jonesy leaves his apartment in a rush he forgets to turn off the taps and his tub is (torrentially) overflowing. But when he returns from the police much later in the day there is no water anywhere.
- Quotes
Arthur Ferguson Jones: You know something, a woman is only a woman, but a good cigar is a smoke.
- ConnectionsEdited into This Is It (2009)
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A real HOOT!
Edward G. Robinson has been stereotyped to the nth degree as
THE "gangster" (even in Bugs Bunny cartoons!), so it's quite a surprise to see him in the role of a mild, meek clerk (who just happens to be a dead ringer for a gangster!).
The split-screen scenes (where he plays both parts) are excellent & "seamless", and the comedy is heightened by the utterly ridiculous lengths the police go to to catch the gangster!
In one scene, he (as the clerk) is eating lunch in a restaurant, is "spotted" as being the gangster, and within a matter of MINUTES the restaurant is surrounded by HUNDREDS of policeman, riot squads, & machine guns -- all to get the (wrong!) person!
A refreshing comedy; you've got to see this film, if only for Robinson's acting!
THE "gangster" (even in Bugs Bunny cartoons!), so it's quite a surprise to see him in the role of a mild, meek clerk (who just happens to be a dead ringer for a gangster!).
The split-screen scenes (where he plays both parts) are excellent & "seamless", and the comedy is heightened by the utterly ridiculous lengths the police go to to catch the gangster!
In one scene, he (as the clerk) is eating lunch in a restaurant, is "spotted" as being the gangster, and within a matter of MINUTES the restaurant is surrounded by HUNDREDS of policeman, riot squads, & machine guns -- all to get the (wrong!) person!
A refreshing comedy; you've got to see this film, if only for Robinson's acting!
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- Norm-30
- Jun 9, 1999
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- Runtime1 hour 33 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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By what name was The Whole Town's Talking (1935) officially released in India in English?
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