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The Talk Of The Town

1942, Movie, NR, 118 mins

TALK OF THE TOWN, THE
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The contrivance of plot is compensated by one of the most genial casts in history. Full of wonderful bon mots, TOWN is acted with comic fervor by Grant, Arthur, and Colman. Colman plays a renowned law professor who wants to spend a quiet summer writing while he awaits an appointment to the Supreme Court. He takes lodgings in the home of Arthur, a schoolteacher, but Colman's summer proves to be anything but quiet. Grant, who has escaped from jail after being labeled as the m... read more leave a comment
Year: 1942
Rated NR

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Cast
Cary Grant: Leopold Dilg
Jean Arthur: Nora Shelley
Ronald Colman: Michael Lightcap
Edgar Buchanan: Sam Yates
Glenda Farrell: Regina Bush
Charles Dingle: Andrew Holmes

 

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Question: TVGuide.com's Entertainment News reported that "Nia Vardalos is penning Talk of the Town, a big fat star vehicle for Tom Hanks." Is this a remake of the Cary Grant/Jean Arthur movie The Talk of the Town, or is it a different story with the same title?Answer: I'm thinking totally different story with the same title. All I've heard about the plot of the new Talk of the Town, which My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002) writer and star Nia Vardalos is writing from an idea by Tom Hanks, is that it involves a man (presumably Hanks) who's suddenly forced to make an unexpected career change. This doesn't sound at all to me like the vintage dark comedy read more

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