The Talk of the Town

1942 · directed by George Stevens

Rating

80/100

Hit

yes

Hilarity ensues when a falsely accused fugitive from justice hides at the house of his childhood friend, which she has recently rented to a high-principled law teacher.

The Talk of the Town (1942), directed by George Stevens, rates 80/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Cary Grant
• Jean Arthur
• Ronald Colman
• Edgar Buchanan
• Glenda Farrell
• Charles Dingle
• Emma Dunn
• Rex Ingram
• Leonid Kinskey
• Tom Tyler

Crew

• Ted Tetzlaff — Director of Photography
• Otto Meyer — Editor
• Friedrich Hollaender — Original Music Composer
• Irwin Shaw — Screenplay
• Sidney Buchman — Screenplay

More from George Stevens

1. Shane (1953) — 90/100 · hit
2. Swing Time (1936) — 89/100 · hit
3. I Remember Mama (1948) — 85/100 · hit
4. Vivacious Lady (1938) — 82/100 · hit
5. Giant (1956) — 80/100 · hit
6. Nazi Concentration Camps (1945) — 80/100 · hit

How these numbers work: Methodology