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The Whole Town's Talking (1935) Poster

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

John Ford

Writing Credits  

Jo Swerling ... (screen play) and
Robert Riskin ... (screen play)
 
W.R. Burnett ... (story)

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete  

Edward G. Robinson ... Arthur Ferguson Jones / 'Killer' Mannion
Jean Arthur ... Miss Wilhelmina Clark
Arthur Hohl ... Detective Sergeant Boyle
James Donlan ... Detective Sergeant Howe
Arthur Byron ... Spencer
Wallace Ford ... Healy
Donald Meek ... Hoyt
Etienne Girardot ... Seaver
Edward Brophy ... 'Slugs' Martin
Paul Harvey ... 'J.G.' Carpenter
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Harry Abrahams Harry Abrahams ... Convict (uncredited)
Ernie Adams ... Reporter (uncredited)
Carmen Andre Carmen Andre ... Clerk (uncredited)
Chester A. Bachman ... Policeman (uncredited)
Eddie Baker ... Policeman (uncredited)
Lucille Ball ... Bank Employee (uncredited)
H. Barnum H. Barnum ... Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
George Barton George Barton ... Policeman (uncredited)
Arthur Belasco Arthur Belasco ... Policeman (uncredited)
Brooks Benedict ... Reporter (uncredited)
Joseph E. Bernard ... Policeman (uncredited)
Stanley Blystone ... Charlie - Clerk (uncredited)
Harry Bowen ... Mike O'Connor - Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Ed Brady ... Trustee (uncredited)
Lynton Brent ... Warden's Secretary (uncredited)
Maurice Brierre Maurice Brierre ... Clerk (uncredited)
Don Brodie ... Reporter (uncredited)
Vance Carroll Vance Carroll ... Policeman (uncredited)
Monte Carter Monte Carter ... Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Nancy Caswell Nancy Caswell ... Clerk (uncredited)
Allan Cavan ... Conductor (uncredited)
Eddy Chandler ... Guard / Driver (uncredited)
Jack Cheatham ... Guard with Warden (uncredited)
Ivan Christy ... Customer (uncredited)
Steve Clark ... Convict (uncredited)
Nick Copeland Nick Copeland ... Waiter (uncredited)
Jules Cowles ... Convict (uncredited)
Kernan Cripps ... Policeman / Guard (uncredited)
Floyd Criswell Floyd Criswell ... Motorcycle Officer (uncredited)
Charles Cross Charles Cross ... Reporter (uncredited)
Sidney D'Albrook ... Waiter (uncredited)
Bobbie Dale Bobbie Dale ... Cameraman (uncredited)
Edwards Davis ... Captain, S.S. Shanghai (uncredited)
Lew Davis Lew Davis ... Ship Steward (uncredited)
Sidney De Gray ... Customer (uncredited)
Gordon De Main ... Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Rita Donlin Rita Donlin ... Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Allyn Drake Allyn Drake ... Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Lowell Drew Lowell Drew ... (uncredited)
Harry Dunkinson ... Customer (uncredited)
Jay Eaton ... Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Pearl Eaton Pearl Eaton ... Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Effie Ellsler ... Aunt Agatha (uncredited)
Eddie Fetherston Eddie Fetherston ... Cameraman (uncredited)
Budd Fine Budd Fine ... Policeman (uncredited)
Larry Fisher Larry Fisher ... Trustee (uncredited)
Sam Flint ... City Commissioner (uncredited)
Bess Flowers ... Miss Gower - Secretary (uncredited)
Francis Ford ... Newspaper Reporter at Dock (uncredited)
May Foster ... Fat Woman (uncredited)
Rosita Foucher Rosita Foucher ... Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Christian J. Frank ... Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
George Frank George Frank ... Customer (uncredited)
Desmond Gallagher Desmond Gallagher ... Policeman (uncredited)
Robert Graves ... Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Maurine Gray Maurine Gray ... Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Roger Gray ... Customer (uncredited)
Jack Grey Jack Grey ... Policeman (uncredited)
Carlton Griffin ... Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Kit Guard ... Convict (uncredited)
Sherry Hall Sherry Hall ... Reporter (uncredited)
Eddie Hart ... Gangster (uncredited)
Pat Hartigan ... Policeman (uncredited)
Bernadene Hayes ... Waitress (uncredited)
Grace Hayle ... Reporter (uncredited)
Edward Hearn ... Policeman Announcing Carpenter (uncredited)
Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian ... Gangster (uncredited)
Charles H. Hickman Charles H. Hickman ... Detective (uncredited)
Pauline High Pauline High ... Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Rodney Hildebrand Rodney Hildebrand ... Policeman (uncredited)
Al Hill ... One of Mannion's Henchmen (uncredited)
Carol Holloway ... Customer (uncredited)
Robert Homans ... Detective (uncredited)
Arthur Stuart Hull ... City Official (uncredited)
John Ince ... Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Mitchell Ingraham ... Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Sunny Ingraham Sunny Ingraham ... Secretary (uncredited)
John Irwin John Irwin ... Convict (uncredited)
Gladden James ... Secretary (uncredited)
Bud Jamison ... Policeman (uncredited)
William Jeffrey William Jeffrey ... Bank Manager (uncredited)
Ed Jones Ed Jones ... Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Edward Keane Edward Keane ... U.S. Deputy Attorney (uncredited)
Cornelius Keefe ... Radio Man (uncredited)
Charles King ... Cameraman (uncredited)
Brady Kline Brady Kline ... Policeman (uncredited)
Ethan Laidlaw ... Police Switchboard Operator (uncredited)
Jerry Larkin ... Porter (uncredited)
W.E. Lawrence ... Customer (uncredited)
Peggy Leon Peggy Leon ... Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Tom London ... Guard (uncredited)
Walter Long ... Convict (uncredited)
J. Farrell MacDonald ... Prison Warden (uncredited)
Stanley Mack Stanley Mack ... Gangster (uncredited)
Frank Marlowe ... Ship Steward (uncredited)
Charles Marsh ... Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Charles McAvoy Charles McAvoy ... Policeman (uncredited)
Charles McMurphy ... Policeman (uncredited)
Philip Morris Philip Morris ... Detective (uncredited)
Harry Mount Harry Mount ... Newsboy (uncredited)
Jack Mower ... Guard (uncredited)
Ferdinand Munier ... Mayor (uncredited)
Irving Newhoff Irving Newhoff ... Henchman (uncredited)
Ned Norton Ned Norton ... Reporter (uncredited)
Frank O'Connor ... Detective Removing Handcuffs (uncredited)
Robert Emmett O'Connor ... Police Lt. Mack (uncredited)
Pat O'Malley ... Detective (uncredited)
Ted Oliver Ted Oliver ... Motorcycle Officer (uncredited)
Robert Parrish ... Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Steve Pendleton ... Convict (uncredited)
Jimmy Phillips ... Pickpocket (uncredited)
Virginia Pine ... Seaver's Secretary (uncredited)
Richard Powell Richard Powell ... Police Lieutenant in Bank (uncredited)
Hal Price ... Fingerprint Expert (uncredited)
James Quinn James Quinn ... Pickpocket (uncredited)
Arthur Rankin ... Clerk (uncredited)
Ralph Remley Ralph Remley ... Sam Dixon - Office Ribber (uncredited)
Jack Richardson ... Detective (uncredited)
Don Roberts Don Roberts ... Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Ky Robinson Ky Robinson ... Detective (uncredited)
Oscar Rudolph Oscar Rudolph ... Office Clerk Bringing Telegram (uncredited)
Dick Rush Dick Rush ... Policeman (uncredited)
Jack Santoro Jack Santoro ... Reporter (uncredited)
William Saverick William Saverick ... Cameraman (uncredited)
Joe Sawyer ... Nick - Mannion's Henchman (uncredited)
Allan Sears Allan Sears ... Policeman (uncredited)
Harry Semels ... Italian Visitor (uncredited)
Marion Sheldon Marion Sheldon ... Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Frank Sheridan ... Russell - Prison Official (uncredited)
Charles Sherlock ... Reporter (uncredited)
Lee Shumway ... Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Reginald Simpson ... Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Phillips Smalley ... City Official (uncredited)
Robert Stanley Robert Stanley ... Reporter (uncredited)
Larry Steers ... Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Charles Sullivan ... Henchman (uncredited)
Ben Taggart ... Traffic Officer (uncredited)
Harry Tenbrook ... Mannion's Henchman on Lookout (uncredited)
Arthur Thalasso Arthur Thalasso ... Gatekeeper (uncredited)
William L. Thorne ... Policeman (uncredited)
John Tyke John Tyke ... Convict (uncredited)
Charles Unger Charles Unger ... Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Emmett Vogan ... Reporter (uncredited)
Terry Walker ... Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Blue Washington ... Bank Doorman (uncredited)
Billy West ... Elevator Man (uncredited)
Lloyd Whitlock ... Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Robert Wilber Robert Wilber ... Henchman (uncredited)
Corinne Williams Corinne Williams ... Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Maston Williams Maston Williams ... Convict (uncredited)
William A. Williams William A. Williams ... Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Clarence Wilson ... Head of Chamber of Commerce (uncredited)
Harry Wilson ... Convict (uncredited)
John Wray ... Henchman Harry (uncredited)
Ernie Young Ernie Young ... Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

Produced by 

Lester Cowan ... producer (uncredited)
John Ford ... producer (uncredited)

Cinematography by 

Joseph H. August ... (as Joseph August) (photography)

Editing by 

Viola Lawrence ... film editor

Casting By 

Harold Dodds ... (uncredited)
William Perlberg ... (uncredited)

Costume Design by 

Robert Kalloch ... (uncredited)

Makeup Department 

Hal Senator ... makeup artist (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Cliff P. Broughton ... second assistant director (uncredited)
Eddie Donahoe ... assistant director (uncredited)
Wilbur McGaugh ... assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department 

Mel Wolf ... props (uncredited)

Sound Department 

Paul Neal ... sound (uncredited)
Glenn Rominger ... sound engineer (uncredited) / sound mixer (uncredited)
Earl Snyder ... boom operator (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department 

Eddie Blaisdell ... grip (uncredited)
Bert Campbell ... electrician (uncredited)
Johnny Cook ... electrician (uncredited)
James Goss ... assistant camera (uncredited)
Jimmy Punter ... gaffer (uncredited)
Dave Regan ... second camera operator (uncredited)
Charlie Rose ... grip (uncredited)

Music Department 

Mischa Bakaleinikoff ... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Louis Silvers ... composer: stock music (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department 

Mercy Weireter ... script clerk (uncredited)

Additional Crew 

Ed Brandenburg ... double (uncredited)
Joseph Corsica ... doorman (uncredited)
Richard LaMarr ... stand-in: Edward G. Robinson (uncredited)
Crew verified as complete

See also

Release Dates | Official Sites | Company Credits | Filming & Production | Technical Specs

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