The Whole Town's Talking
A meek milquetoast clerk is mistaken for public enemy N° 1, and the notorious killer takes advantage of the situation.
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"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 rest..."
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Edward G. Robinson enjoyed an excellent working relationship with director John Ford and co-star Jean Arthur of whom he wrote in his autobiography, "All My Yesterdays": "She was whimsical without being silly, unique without being nutty, a theatrical personality who was an untheatrical person. She was a delight to work with and to know."
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A meek milquetoast clerk is mistaken for public enemy N° 1, and the notorious killer takes advantage of the situation.