The Whole Town's Talking

1935 American comedy film
Movie film Q1271895
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The Whole Town's Talking

Summary

The Whole Town's Talking is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (348 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Whole Town's Talking's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Whole Town's Talking was directed by John Ford[4].
  • Jo Swerling wrote the screenplay for The Whole Town's Talking[5].
  • Robert Riskin wrote the screenplay for The Whole Town's Talking[6].
  • The Whole Town's Talking's composer is recorded as Mischa Bakaleinikoff[7].
  • The Whole Town's Talking's genre is crime film[8].
  • The Whole Town's Talking's genre is comedy film[9].
  • A cast member of The Whole Town's Talking was Edward G. Robinson[10].
  • A cast member of The Whole Town's Talking was Jean Arthur[11].
  • A cast member of The Whole Town's Talking was Donald Meek[12].
  • A cast member of The Whole Town's Talking was Wallace Ford[13].
  • A cast member of The Whole Town's Talking was Arthur Byron[14].
  • A cast member of The Whole Town's Talking was Arthur Hohl[15].
  • A cast member of The Whole Town's Talking was Edward Brophy[16].
  • A cast member of The Whole Town's Talking was Etienne Girardot[17].
  • A cast member of The Whole Town's Talking was J. Farrell MacDonald[18].
  • A cast member of The Whole Town's Talking was Lucille Ball[19].
  • A cast member of The Whole Town's Talking was Paul Harvey[20].
  • A cast member of The Whole Town's Talking was Walter Long[21].
  • A cast member of The Whole Town's Talking was Bud Jamison[22].
  • A cast member of The Whole Town's Talking was Bess Flowers[23].
  • A cast member of The Whole Town's Talking was Jack Mower[24].
  • A cast member of The Whole Town's Talking was Joe Sawyer[25].
  • A cast member of The Whole Town's Talking was Don Brodie[26].
  • A cast member of The Whole Town's Talking was Charles Sullivan[27].

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Authorship and Creation

The Whole Town's Talking was produced by John Ford[28]. It was directed by John Ford[4]. Screenwriters include Jo Swerling[5] and Robert Riskin[6]. Cast members include Edward G. Robinson[10], Jean Arthur[11], Donald Meek[12], Wallace Ford[13], Arthur Byron[14], and Arthur Hohl[15].

Publication

The Whole Town's Talking was released on January 1, 1935[29]. The original language of it was English[30]. Genres include crime film[8] and comedy film[9]. It was distributed by video on demand[31].

Reception

Reviews include 7.6/10[32] and 100%[33].

Why It Matters

The Whole Town's Talking ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (348 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [32] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 91917
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P12879]]: 91917, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269266|batch #269266]]"
  2. 8w ago · Davidultra · 2026-08-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tv spielfilm film id → 1333814
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P6383]]: 1333814"
  3. 15w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1935-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Jo Swerling, Robert Riskin
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+95'}
    Original language of film or tv show → English
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
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