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The Talk of the Town
Screen comedy so gay... drama so thrilling... love so exciting, it will be the talk of YOUR town!
Screen comedy so gay... drama so thrilling... love so exciting, it wi...
Comedy, Drama, Romance, Thriller - 1942
7.5
88%
N/A
When the Holmes Woolen Mill burns down, political activist Leopold Dilg is jailed for arson and accidental murder. Escaping, Leopold hides out in the home of his childhood sweetheart Nora Shelley... which she has just rented to unsuspecting law professor Michael Lightcap.
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Details

Rated:
Approved
Runtime:
118 min
Release date:
20 Aug 1942
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
Nominated for 7 Oscars. 7 nominations total

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
Overblown, too long, and not nearly as much fun as it's cracked up to be.
– Dave Kehr,
Chicago Reader,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
It may be off beam in its philosophy, but its quality of humor is not strained.
– Bosley Crowther,
New York Times,
25 Mar 2006
fresh:
An attractive serio-comic tale of civic corruption.
– Tom Milne,
Time Out,
24 Jun 2006
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