The Talk of the Town

1942 "Screen comedy so gay... drama so thrilling... love so exciting, it will be the talk of YOUR town!"

The Talk of the Town

7.5 | 1h58m | NR | en | Drama

Wrongfully jailed for arson, political activist Leopold Dilg escapes and takes refuge at the house of his childhood friend, Nora, unaware that she has recently rented it to a high-principled lawyer. Hilarity ensues as Nora tries to hide Leopold's identity from Professor Lightcap, while the two men enjoy spirited debates about their conflicting views of law.

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7.5 | 1h58m | NR | en | Drama , Comedy , Romance

Synopsis

Cast

Cary Grant ,Jean Arthur ,Ronald Colman

Director

Bill Black

Producted By

Columbia Pictures ,

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Cast

Cary Grant

as Leopold Dilg / Joseph (the gardener)

[2017] Becoming Cary Grant [2014] Elvis: That's the Way It Is [2010] Metropolis Refound [1982] Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid [1966] Walk Don't Run [1964] The Big Parade of Comedy [1964] Father Goose [1963] Charade [1962] That Touch of Mink

Jean Arthur

as Miss Nora Shelley

[1966] The Jean Arthur Show [1953] Shane [1948] A Foreign Affair [1944] The Impatient Years [1943] The More the Merrier [1942] The Talk of the Town [1940] Arizona [1939] Mr. Smith Goes to Washington [1938] You Can't Take It with You

Ronald Colman

as Professor Michael Lightcap

[1947] A Double Life [1944] Kismet [1942] Random Harvest [1942] The Talk of the Town [1941] My Life with Caroline [1940] Lucky Partners [1938] If I Were King [1937] The Prisoner of Zenda [1937] Lost Horizon