Discover
When a charming fugitive, a beautiful teacher, and a stuffy lawyer are forced to become roommates, their unconventional relationship is suddenly THE TALK OF THE TOWN in this madcap romantic comedy. When accused arsonist Leopold Dilg (Cary Grant) escapes jail, he hides out in the home of friend Nora(Jean Arthur). Posing as a gardener, Dilg teams up with Nora to convince her summer tenant, Supreme Court candidate Michael Lightcap (Ronald Colman, Lost Horizon) that Dilg was framed. The zaniness never stops as the three of them dodge the cops, try to snag the real crooks and discover along the way that both men have fallen for Nora. But who has captured Nora's heart? Find out with THE TALK OF THE TOWN, a sparkling gem from Hollywood's Golden Age of Comedy, nominated for seven Academy Awards®including Best Picture.
Original Release
08/20/1942
US Release
08/20/1942
Links
Cast
Name | Character |
---|
Cary Grant | Leopold Dilg / Leopold Dilg - Joseph |
Jean Arthur | Nora Shelley / Miss Nora Shelley |
Ronald Colman | Professor Michael Lightcap |
Edgar Buchanan | Sam Yates |
Glenda Farrell | Regina Bush |
Charles Dingle | Andrew Holmes |
Emma Dunn | Mrs. Shelley |
Rex Ingram | Tilney |
Leonid Kinskey | Jan Pulaski |
Tom Tyler | Clyde Bracken |
Directors
Writers
Irwin Shaw, Sidney Buchman, Dale Van Every, Sidney Harmon
Cast
Name | Character |
---|
Cary Grant | Leopold Dilg / Leopold Dilg - Joseph |
Jean Arthur | Nora Shelley / Miss Nora Shelley |
Ronald Colman | Professor Michael Lightcap |
Edgar Buchanan | Sam Yates |
Glenda Farrell | Regina Bush |
Charles Dingle | Andrew Holmes |
Emma Dunn | Mrs. Shelley |
Rex Ingram | Tilney |
Leonid Kinskey | Jan Pulaski |
Tom Tyler | Clyde Bracken |
Don Beddoe | Police Chief |
Sam Ash | Supreme Court Spectator |
Dorothy Babb | Schoolgirl Noticing Beard |
Georgia Backus | Townswoman |
Holger Bendixen | Townsman |
William 'Billy' Benedict | Western Union Boy |
Ferike Boros | Mrs. Pulaski |
Al Bridge | Desk Sergeant |
Lloyd Bridges | Donald Forrester |
Leslie Brooks | Secretary |
Producers
Name | Role |
---|
George Stevens | Producer |
Fred Guiol | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
---|
1943 | Oscar | Best Picture | Nominated |
1943 | Oscar | Best Writing, Original Story | Nominated |
1943 | Oscar | Best Writing, Screenplay | Nominated |
1943 | Oscar | Best Cinematography, Black-and-White | Nominated |
1943 | Oscar | Best Art Direction-Interior Decoration, Black-and-White | Nominated |
1943 | Oscar | Best Film Editing | Nominated |
1943 | Oscar | Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture | Nominated |