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The Talk of the Town (1942)

★ 7.5Approved119 minDirector: George Stevens

1942 film by George Stevens

The Talk of the Town is a 1942 American comedy-drama film directed by George Stevens and starring Cary Grant, Jean Arthur, and Ronald Colman, with a supporting cast featuring Edgar Buchanan and Glenda Farrell. The screenplay was written by Irwin Shaw and Sidney Buchman (and an adaptation by Dale Van Every) from a story by Sidney Harmon. The film was released by Columbia Pictures, and was the second time that Grant and Arthur were paired in a film, after Only Angels Have Wings (1939).

Plot summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What is The Talk of the Town about?
The Talk of the Town (1942) — In suburban Lochester, New England, three people end up living together in high school teacher Nora Shelley's rental house. The first is her new tenant, renowned Harvard law professor Michael Lightcap, who has rented the house for the summer while he writes his new book. The seco
Is The Talk of the Town based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is The Talk of the Town scary?
Content rating: Approved. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.