The Whole Town's Talking

Synopsis

Chester Binney, a wounded war veteran, erroneously believes he is carrying a silver plate in his head and must avoid all excitement. He returns to his hometown, and there his former employer, George Simmons, attempts to arrange a match between Chester (who is to inherit a fortune) and his daughter Ethel. Ethel, however, finds Chester unexciting as a lover; and to enliven the affair, the father invents a lurid past for the boy by displaying a signed photograph of Rita Renault, a famous movie star. Rita, accompanied by her jealous husband, Jack Shields, arrives in the town for a personal appearance. By chance, Jack discovers the photograph of Rita, presumably the property of Chester, and when he sees his wife kissing Chester, a running fight ensues.

Main Cast

Edward Everett Horton

Chester Binney

Age : 84 | Popularity : 45%

Virginia Lee Corbin

Ethel Simmons

Age : N/A | Popularity : 2%

Trixie Friganza

Mrs. George Simmons

Age : N/A | Popularity : 11%

Otis Harlan

George Simmonns

Age : N/A | Popularity : 21%

Robert Ober

Donald Montallen

Age : N/A | Popularity : 7%

Aileen Manning

Mrs. Van Loon

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Hayden Stevenson

Tom O'Brien

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Margaret Quimby

Sadie Wise

Age : N/A | Popularity : 5%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Edward Laemmle
Writing	Theatre Play	Anita Loos John Emerson Franz Arnold Ernst Bach
	Adaptation	Raymond Cannon
Department	Role	Name

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