Talk of the Town

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Talk of the Town is a 1942 American romantic comedy-drama film best known for blending lighthearted romance with serious social and legal themes, starring Cary Grant, Jean Arthur, and Ronald Colman.

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instanceOf film
basedOn original story by Sidney Harmon
cinematographyBy Ted Tetzlaff
countryOfOrigin United States
director George Stevens
distributor Columbia Pictures
editedBy Otto Meyer
featuresCharacter fugitive accused of arson
law professor
schoolteacher landlady
filmFormat black-and-white film
genre comedy-drama film
drama film
romantic comedy
mainTheme legal issues
romance
social issues
motionPictureRating Approved (Production Code era)
musicBy Friedrich Hollaender
narrativeFocus blend of comedy and serious drama
notableFor exploration of justice and the legal system
mixing lighthearted romance with serious social themes
originalLanguage English
producer George Stevens
productionCompany Columbia Pictures
productionEra Golden Age of Hollywood
publicationDate 1942
runtime 118 minutes
screenwriter Irwin Shaw
Sidney Buchman
setting small American town
starring Cary Grant
Jean Arthur
Ronald Colman

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George Stevens directed Talk of the Town
Edgar Buchanan notableWork The Talk of the Town
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The Talk of the Town (1942 film) title The Talk of the Town
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Jean Arthur notableWork The Talk of the Town
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Jean Arthur starredIn The Talk of the Town
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Sidney Buchman notableWork The Talk of the Town
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Stephen Goosson notableWork The Talk of the Town
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William Edgar Buchanan appearedIn The Talk of the Town (1942 film)
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