The Whole Town's Talking (1926)
70 min
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
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Edward Everett Horton as Chester Binney
- Virginia Lee Corbin as Ethel Simmons
- Trixie Friganza as Mrs. George Simmons
- Otis Harlan as George Simmonns
- Robert Ober as Donald Montallen
- Aileen Manning as Mrs. Van Loon
- Hayden Stevenson as Tom O'Brien
- Margaret Quimby as Sadie Wise
- Dolores Del Río as Rita Renault - Movie Star
- Malcolm Waite as Jack Shields
Crew
- Edward Laemmle · Director
- Anita Loos · Writer
- John Emerson · Writer
- Raymond Cannon · Writer
- Franz Arnold · Writer
- Charles J. Stumar · Cinematographer