The Whole Town's Talking (1926)

Plot Summary

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.

Full Cast & Characters

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

Dolores del Río

Rita Renault - Movie Star

Malcolm Waite

Jack Shields

Mathilde Comont

Maid (scenes deleted)

Director & Crew

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