Tuesday, 15 September 2020

THE WHOLE TOWN'S TALKING

"The Whole Town's Talking" may hardly be typical John Ford or indeed, for that matter, typical Edward G. Robinson, (it's a screwball comedy for starters), but it's a gem and Robinson is positively magnificent in the dual role of a mild-mannered clerk and the Nation's Number One Most Wanted. Naturally the clerk is mistaken for the criminal giving Robinson ample opportunity to send himself up. Throw in a wise-cracking Jean Arthur at her very best and a supporting cast that includes Donald Meek, Wallace Ford, Edward Brophy and that great and underrated character actor Etienne Giradot and you may have one of Ford's least typical but most enjoyable films. A treat from start to finish.

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