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The Talk of the Town

The Talk of the Town

7,3 /10 (131 Votes)
1942 EN 118 min

Overview

Hilarity ensues when a falsely accused fugitive from justice hides at the house of his childhood friend, which she has recently rented to a high-principled law teacher.

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Release date

20/08/1942

Votes

131

Popularity

2.7

Three people who make life more exciting... love more precious... laughter more joyous!

Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

118 min

Budget

$1,000,000

Revenue

$1,100,000

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John Chard

John Chard

2019-07-01

⭐ 8

What is the law? It's a gun pointed at somebody's head. All depends upon which end of the gun you stand, whether the law is just or not. The Talk of the Town is directed by George Stevens and Stevens co-produces with Fred Guiol. It's adapted by Dale Van Every, Irwin Shaw and Sidney Buchman from a story by Sidney Harmon. It stars Cary Grant, Jean Arthur, Ronald Colman, Rex Ingram and Edgar Buchanan. Leopold Dilg (Grant), a radical and political thinking man, is accused of burning down a mill and causing the death of a foreman in the subsequent fire. On trial for his life, he decides to e…

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