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The Whole Town's Talking

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The Whole Town's Talking	comment	Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })The Whole Town’s Talking is a 1935 comedy film directed by John Ford, starring Edward G. Robinson and Jean Arthur.A. F. Jones (Robinson) is an unremarkable office clerk who’s got a big crush on resident bad girl, Wilhelmina Clark (Arthur). As per usual, his diffidence makes him highly uninteresting to Miss Clark until one day she finds out that he’s a dead ringer to recently escaped gangster, ‘Killer’ Mannion (also played by Robinson). Amused by this, he and Clark discuss its silliness at a local restaurant when a patron confuses him with the gangster, and has Jones falsely arrested. Once it's clear that he's not Mannion, Jones must carry a letter signed by the district attorney to avoid any further confusion.This kerfuffle makes Jones a local celebrity, bringing the attention of a local newspaper that asks him to give his opinion about the famed murderer.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_2'); })Unsurprisingly, Mannion finds out about the letter scheme, and forces Jones to hide him in his apartment and share the letter 50/50; Jones keeps it during the day while Mannion uses it at night, where he can commit crimes with impunity. Scared for his life and always the pushover, Jones submits to Mannion.Later annoyed by the newspapers' critical look at his crimes, Mannion forces Jones to write about his escape from prison. This tips off the DA and company, since Jones is laying out details that only Mannion would’ve known. Growing suspicious herself, Miss Clark goes to Jones’ apartment, and discovers Mannion's ruse. But before she can call the police, she’s kidnapped by the gangster and his mooks.Fooling everyone, Mannion escapes the police’s grip and sets Jones up; he tells him to deposit money in a bank, a ploy for Mannion to tip off the police, knowing Jones will be shot on the spot. Luckily for Jones, he forgets the deposit, and when he returns, Mannion’s mooks mistake him for their boss, and moronically tell him the plot against his life. No longer willing to be a pushover, Jones finally stands up for himself, and shoots down Mannion.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_3'); })
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The Whole Town's Talking / int_1777688d	comment	Genre Savvy: Miss Clark when she’s being interrogated by the two detectives who still think that Jones is Mannion; she rolls her eyes when they tell her the usual cop trick of saying Jones confessed. She then trolls them by admitting to all the crimes they throw at her.
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The Whole Town's Talking / int_231e8193	type	Mistaken Identity
The Whole Town's Talking / int_231e8193	comment	Mistaken Identity: A classic comedy trope on display.
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The Whole Town's Talking / int_24c685bf	type	Good Bad Girl
The Whole Town's Talking / int_24c685bf	comment	Good Bad Girl:
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The Whole Town's Talking / int_4b86a724	type	Getting Crap Past the Radar
The Whole Town's Talking / int_4b86a724	comment	Getting Crap Past the Radar: Jones wakes up and tells his pet bird that he had a wonderful dream about Miss Clark, but tells the bird that it’s too young to know all the juicy details which evidently violate Section II of the Hays Code.
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The Whole Town's Talking / int_4e0444f2	type	No Guy Wants to Be Chased
The Whole Town's Talking / int_4e0444f2	comment	No Guy Wants to Be Chased: Averted: Jones doesn’t mind that Miss Clark does this.
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The Whole Town's Talking / int_596f675a	type	Smoking Is Cool
The Whole Town's Talking / int_596f675a	comment	Smoking Is Cool: Jean Arthur makes it look super glamorous since she's a smoking bad girl.
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The Whole Town's Talking / int_59907e4f	type	Police Are Useless
The Whole Town's Talking / int_59907e4f	comment	Police Are Useless: They think that many won’t catch onto the letter plan even when Jones becomes a sensation.
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The Whole Town's Talking / int_653c5c73	type	Cannot Spit It Out
The Whole Town's Talking / int_653c5c73	comment	Cannot Spit It Out: Jones undying love for Miss Clark.
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The Whole Town's Talking / int_6977c45e	type	Purple Prose
The Whole Town's Talking / int_6977c45e	comment	Purple Prose: In-Universe: Jones writes an eyeroll-inducing ode to Miss Clark’s beauty.
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The Whole Town's Talking / int_829b958e	type	Embarrassing First Name
The Whole Town's Talking / int_829b958e	comment	Embarrassing First Name: Wilhelmina Clark. She likes being called “Miss Clark”.
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The Whole Town's Talking / int_8b68d9a7	type	Stalker with a Crush
The Whole Town's Talking / int_8b68d9a7	comment	Stalker with a Crush: Miss Clark had a glamour shot of herself taken, and someone stole it at work. Turns out, Jones stole it, and hangs it by his bed.
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The Whole Town's Talking / int_ae3d6438	type	Deadpan Snarker
The Whole Town's Talking / int_ae3d6438	comment	Deadpan Snarker: Miss Clark in spades. When the police think she's Mannion's gangster moll, she plays it to the hilt.
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The Whole Town's Talking / int_b0a529cb	type	Extreme Doormat
The Whole Town's Talking / int_b0a529cb	comment	Extreme Doormat: Jones’ character flaw is that he won’t stand up for himself.
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The Whole Town's Talking / int_bcbb5596	type	Not Afraid of You Anymore
The Whole Town's Talking / int_bcbb5596	comment	Not Afraid of You Anymore: Once Jones finds out about Mannion’s plan to kill him, he grabs the machine gun, and isn’t taking anymore crap.
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The Whole Town's Talking / int_c4b0faae	type	Can't Hold His Liquor
The Whole Town's Talking / int_c4b0faae	comment	Can't Hold His Liquor: Jones gets drunk with his boss, and inadvertently kisses Miss Clark, as mentioned below.
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The Whole Town's Talking / int_cf92fea8	type	Cassandra Truth
The Whole Town's Talking / int_cf92fea8	comment	Cassandra Truth: The police, the DA, and even his boss, JG Carpenter, didn’t believe Jones when he said that he wasn’t Mannion.
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The Whole Town's Talking / int_d397657d	type	Hoist by His Own Petard
The Whole Town's Talking / int_d397657d	comment	Hoist by His Own Petard: Mannion’s plan to bump off Jones fails and gets him killed by the mild-mannered Jones.
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The Whole Town's Talking / int_db2f3581	type	All Girls Want Bad Boys
The Whole Town's Talking / int_db2f3581	comment	All Girls Want Bad Boys: Miss Clark likes it when Jones gets feisty:
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The Whole Town's Talking / int_dea5fe1	type	Kubrick Stare
The Whole Town's Talking / int_dea5fe1	comment	Kubrick Stare: Mannion gives a couple of these.
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The Whole Town's Talking / int_e0443d9a	type	Criminal DoppelgÃ¤nger
The Whole Town's Talking / int_e0443d9a	comment	Criminal Doppelgänger: An awesome performance by Robinson, he plays the mild-mannered clerk who happens to look like the coldblooded killer, Mannion.
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The Whole Town's Talking / int_eb252637	type	Wealthy Ever After
The Whole Town's Talking / int_eb252637	comment	Wealthy Ever After: There was a reward of $25,000 for the capture or killing of Mannion, and since Jones did him in, he can now go to Shanghai with Miss Clark.
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The Whole Town's Talking / int_f8e010ce	type	Evil Cannot Comprehend Good
The Whole Town's Talking / int_f8e010ce	comment	Evil Cannot Comprehend Good: When Mannion tries to pretend he's Jones, Miss Clark notices his behavior has changed and quickly figures out the ruse. On the other side of this flip, Jones is able to trick Mannion's gang with this ruse without a hitch.
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The Whole Town's Talking / int_f9f2c33	type	Running Gag
The Whole Town's Talking / int_f9f2c33	comment	Running Gag: Seaver trying to get Jones to work on the McIntyre account.
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