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The Whole Town's Talking

Name: The Whole Town's Talking
Director: Edward Laemmle
Released: 1926
Rating: 5.9
Cast: Trixie Friganza, Robert Ober, Dolores Del Río, Billy Engle, Frank McLure

1926Edward LaemmleIMDb: 5.9/10

Synopsis

In 1919, wounded World War I veteran Chester Binney returns to Los Angeles, where George Simmons hopes to spark a romance with his daughter Ethel..

Director

Edward Laemmle

Cast

Virginia Lee Corbin

Grady Sutton

Mathilde Comont

Otis Harlan

Editor's Choice Analysis

The Whole Town's Talking Review: A Sharp, Social Satire of the Silent Era

Is this 1926 silent comedy worth your time in the modern age? Short answer: yes, but only if you appreciate the specific, neurotic alchemy of Edward Everett Horton. This isn't a film for those who demand the grand, sweeping action of Bardelys the Magnificent, nor is it for viewers who need the constant visual invention...

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1926

The Whole Town's Talking

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59%Popularity50%

#511Archive Rank#482

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Knowledge Base

The Whole Town's Talking FAQ

The movie The Whole Town's Talking was directed by Edward Laemmle.

The Whole Town's Talking was released in the year 1926.

The Whole Town's Talking has an IMDb rating of 5.9 out of 10.

The Whole Town's Talking is a movie from United States.

The Whole Town's Talking is categorised as War, Adventure, Comedy, Romance in the cult cinema archive at Dbcult.

The Whole Town's Talking features Virginia Lee Corbin, Grady Sutton, Mathilde Comont, Otis Harlan.

The screenplay for The Whole Town's Talking was written by Ernst Bach, John Emerson, Franz Arnold.

If you enjoy The Whole Town's Talking, you might also like Striking Models (1920), A Fitting Gift (1920), An Amateur Devil (1920), The Hundredth Chance (1920).

Yes, The Whole Town's Talking (1926) is featured in the Dbcult archive as a curated cult cinema title, known for its War and Adventure qualities.