George Stevens' The talk of the town

by George Stevens, Irwin Shaw, Sidney Buchman · 2003

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A fugitive, falsely accused of murder, is aided by a schoolteacher and a Supreme Court nominee in George Stevens' serio-comic look at law and justice in America.

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detectivedetectiveMore like thisLess of thisliterary fictionliterary fictionMore like thisLess of this
Themes
murdermurderMore like thisLess of this
Setting
2000s2000sMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
short · 118 pages

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