The More the Merrier
1943
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The Talk of the Town is a 1942 American comedy-drama film directed by George Stevens and starring Cary Grant, Jean Arthur, and Ronald Colman, with a supporting cast featuring Edgar Buchanan and Glenda Farrell.
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The Talk of the Town: Directed by George Stevens. With Cary Grant, Jean Arthur, Ronald Colman, Edgar Buchanan. An escaped prisoner has to prove his innocence to a stuffy law professor with the help of a spirited school teacher.
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- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- George Stevens
- 1942-08-20
Comedy · Drama · Romance. Escaping jail after being pinned for a deadly factory fire, Grant hides out in a house unknowingly being rented by a future supreme court judge. Subtitles: English.
- George Stevens
- January 1, 1942
- 117 min
The Talk of the Town sparked new life into Colman's fairly dormant career. Following the success of The Talk of the Town, Colman starred in Random Harvest (1942), which earned him renewed critical acclaim and his third Oscar nomination.
Wrongfully jailed for arson, political activist Leopold Dilg escapes and takes refuge at the house of his childhood friend, Nora, unaware that she has recently rented it to a high-principled lawyer.
A conservative Supreme Court candidate is persuaded to help a left-leaning fugitive who's been framed for a deadly arson fire. 721 1 h 57 min 1942. 13+. Drama · Romance · Cerebral · Charming. This video is currently unavailable. to watch in your location.
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Escaped convict Dilg (Cary Grant) reveals himself to vacationing Professor Lightcap (Ronald Colman) but is rescued by landlord Nora (Jean Arthur) who announces that he's only Joseph, the gardener, in George Stevens' The Talk of the Town, 1942.
