The Whole Town's Talking (1935) (Blu-ray) (UK Import)

Edward G Robinson (All My Sons) takes on a dual role, playing both an advertising man and a violent gangster, in The Whole Town's Talking, a fast-paced screwball comedy from legendary director John Ford (The Long Gray Line), also starring Jean Arthur (Mr. Smith Goes to Washington). Mild-mannered Arthur Jones (Robinson) is arrested when he is mistaken for his doppelgänger, bank robber "Killer" Mannion (also Robinson). When Mannion gets wind of this, he kidnaps Jones' co-worker Miss Clark (Arthur), and seeks to frame Jones for his crimes... Based on a story by W R Burnett (Little Caesar), and co-written by regular Frank Capra collaborator Robert Riskin (It Happened One Night), The Whole Town's Talking is a hilarious blend of screwball comedy and crime film.

Extras:
Lux Radio Theatre: 'The Whole Town's Talking' (1941): Radio adaptation starring Jim Jordan and Marian Jordan; 'Cymbaline' (2020): Video essay by Tag Gallagher (author); Leonard Maltin on 'The Whole Town's Talking' (2014): Appreciation by the film critic and historian; 'A Trip Outside Ford Country' (2020): Appreciation by Sheldon Hall (academic / film historian); 'No Rules But Her Own' (2020): Pamela Hutchinson (writer / critic) discusses the life and career of Jean Arthur