The Talk of the Town

directed by George Stevens
Category: "Comedy"
Year of Release:1942
Date Added:01/12/2008
Date Watched:04/06/2007
Description:Leopold Dilg (Cary Grant), framed for arson and murder, escapes from prison and takes refuge at the home of Nora Shelley (Jean Arthur), a one-time classmate. He convinces her of his innocence, and she lets him stay in her attic. At the same time, she's renting the house to Professor Lightcap, one of the nation's top legal minds. When Lightcap finds out there's another man in the house, Nora passes him off as her gardener. Dilg and Lightcap argue the law—strict interpretation vs. spirit—and become good friends. And both of them fall for Nora. Eventually, Lightcap realizes it's Dilg and insists on turning him in. But when he realizes that the case is stacked against Dilg, he change his mind and finds the evidence necessary to free Dilg. Lightcap is appointed the the Supreme Court. Nora follows him to Washington, but realizes that it's really Dilg she loves.
My Rating:7

Reviews for The Talk of the Town

Review - Talk of the Town, The

I actually liked it. I would normally be a strict-constructionist, but this movie makes a good case for looking at both sides of the legal picture and taking account of circumstances. The movie is a bit odd in that it goes from dramatic prison escape to madcap comedy, to philosophical debate to love story.
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