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"They named a brandy after Napoleon, they made a herring out of Bismarck,and Hitler is going to end up as a piece of cheese."

 

 

John Ford: The Whole Towns Talking [OV], USA 1935, R: John Ford, mit Edward G. Robinson, Jean Arthur, Arthur Hohl, 93 Min

Ford does a screwball comedy and succeeds. A meek clerk is mistaken for his lookalike killer, and the killer takes advantage of the situation. Innovative special effects show both good guy and bad guy Robinson at the same time.