The Whole Town's Talking

Overview

Chester Binney, a wounded war veteran, erroneously believes he is carrying a silver plate in his head and must avoid all excitement. He returns to his hometown, and there his former employer, George Simmons, attempts to arrange a match between Chester (who is to inherit a fortune) and his daughter Ethel. Ethel, however, finds Chester unexciting as a lover; and to enliven the affair, the father invents a lurid past for the boy by displaying a signed photograph of Rita Renault, a famous movie star. Rita, accompanied by her jealous husband, Jack Shields, arrives in the town for a personal appearance. By chance, Jack discovers the photograph of Rita, presumably the property of Chester, and when he sees his wife kissing Chester, a running fight ensues.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

December 26, 1926

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United States of America

Production

Universal Pictures

Cast

Otis Harlan,Edward Everett Horton,Aileen Manning,Virginia Lee Corbin,Dolores del Río,Hayden Stevenson,Mathilde Comont,Margaret Quimby,Malcolm Waite,Robert Oberand 1 more

Director

Edward Laemmle

Writer

Ernst Bach,Franz Arnold,Anita Loos,Raymond Cannon,John Emerson

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0017554