The Whole Town's Talking

The Whole Town's Talking — Plot

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.

• Release date
• December 26, 1926
• Runtime
• 70 min
• Genres
• Adventure, Comedy, Romance, War
• Director
• Edward Laemmle

The Whole Town's Talking — Cast

Edward Everett Horton Chester Binney Virginia Lee Corbin Ethel Simmons Trixie Friganza Mrs. George Simmons Otis Harlan George Simmonns Robert Ober Donald Montallen Aileen Manning Mrs. Van Loon Hayden Stevenson Tom O'Brien Margaret Quimby Sadie Wise