The Talk of the Town
A man charged with murder and arson after a fatal fire hides from the police and while there realises the owner of the mill has something to hide, in the end all is revealed.
Cast & credits
Cast
- Leopold Dilg Cary Grant
- Nora Shelley Jean Arthur
- Michael Lightcap Ronald Colman
- Sam Yates Edgar Buchanan
- Regina Bush Glenda Farrell
- Andrew Holmes Charles Dingle
- Mrs Shelley Emma Dunn
- Tony Tilney, Lightcap's valet Rex Ingram
- Jan Pulaski Leonid Kinskey
- Clyde Bracken Tom Tyler
- chief of police Don Beddoe
- [Donald Forrester, reporter] Lloyd Bridges
- [Henry, photographer] Eddie Laughton
- [Eddie, moving man] Ralph Peters
- [moving man] Max Wagner
- [Western Union boy] Billy Benedict
- [Senator James Boyd] Clyde Fillmore
- [Judge Grunstadt] George Watts
- [hound keeper] Lee 'Lasses' White
- [sheriff] William Gould
- [school girl] Roberta Smith
- [school girl] Dorothy Babb
- [Mrs Pulaski] Ferike Boros
- [Jake] Dewey Robinson
- [sergeant] Ralph Dunn
- [detective] Lee Phelps
- [Scott, district attorney] Frank M. Thomas
- [waiter] Gino Corrado
- [waiter] Lew Davis
- [road policeman] Frank Sully
- [desk sergeant] Alan Bridge
- [cop] Patrick Mcvey
- [ball player] Harold 'Stubby' Kruger
- [vendor] Maynard Holmes
- [usher] Jack Carr
- [sergeant] Billy Lally
- [sergeant] Edward Hearn
- [detective] Al Ferguson
- [reporter] Eddie Coke
- [reporter] Jack Shay
- [reporter] Eddie Bruce
- [jailer] Joe Mcguinn
- [cameraman] Jack Gardner
- [operator] Mabel Todd
- [headwaiter] Dan Seymour
- [sergeant at arms] Lee Prather
- [doorkeeper] Clarence Muse
- [secretary] Leslie Brooks
- [McGuire] Joe Cunningham
- [workman] Jack Lowe
- [deputy sheriff] Robert Walker
- [.] John Tyrrell
- [.] George Hickman
- [.] Frank Mills
- [.] Blanche Payson
- [.] Bud Geary
- [.] Georgia Backus
- [.] Lelah Tyler
- [.] Holger Bendixen
- [.] Joe Garcia
- [.] Jay Guedalia
- [.] Oscar G. 'Dutch' Hendrian
- [.] Dave Harper
- [.] Dick Jensen
- [.] Robert Keats
- [.] Herman Marks
- [.] Charles Perry
- [.] Al Rhein
- [.] Al Seymour
- [.] Charles St. George
- [.] Victor Travers
- [.] Ralph Volkie
Credits
Direction
- Directed by George Stevens
- Assistant Director Norman Deming
- [Assistant Director (2nd)] Henry Brill
- [Assistant Director (3rd)] Earl Bellamy
Production
- Production Company Columbia Pictures Corporation
- Produced by George Stevens
- Associate Producer Fred Guiol
Writing
- Screen Play by Irwin Shaw
- Screen Play by Sidney Buchman
- Adaptation by Dale Van Every
- Based on a story by Sidney Harmon
Photography
- Director of Photography Ted Tetzlaff
- [2nd Camera] Fayte Browne
- [Assistant Camera] Sam Rosen
- [Assistant Camera] Joe Citron
- [Gaffer] Morgan Burns
- [Grip] Walter Meins
Stills
- [Stills] John Miehle
Editing
- Film Editor Otto Meyer
- Montage Effects by Donald W. Starling
- [Assistant Editor] Paul Borofsky
Design
- Art Direction Lionel Banks
- Associate [Art Direction] Rudolph Sternad
- [Set Dresser] Fay Babcock
- [Props] Harry Hopkins
- [Props] Bill Black
- [Props] Reggie Smith
Costumes
- Gowns for Miss Arthur by Irene
- [Women's Wardrobe] Gail Ducharme
- [Men's Wardrobe] Tom Dawson
Make-up
- [Make-up] Fred Phillips
- [Hairdresser] Rhoda Donaldson
Music
- Music by Frederick Hollander
- Musical Director Morris W. Stoloff
Sound
- [Sound Engineer] Lodge Cunningham
- [Sound Engineer] Eldon Coults
Stunts
- [Stunt Double for Cary Grant] Paul Stader
- [Stand-in for Jean Arthur] Kay Smith
- [Stand-in for Cary Grant] Mal Merrihugh
- [Stand-in for Ronald Colman] Buddy Roosevelt
- [Stand-in for Edgar Buchanan] Steve Benton
- [Stand-in for Emma Dunn] Dorothy Dunn
- [Stand-in for Rex Ingram] Floyd Shackelford
- [Stand-in for Leonid Kinskey] Jack Mannick
- [Stand-in for Ferike Boros] Mrs Ray Feldman
- [Stand-in for George Watts] Ralph Stein
- [Stand-in for Glenda Farrell] Frances Waverly