Cinematheque: Edward G. Robinson

Brilliantly funny in a dual role, Robinson stars as both meek office clerk Arthur Ferguson Jones and his double, notorious gangster “Killer” Manion. Working with a clever and surprise-filled script by frequent Capra scenarists Jo Swerling and Robert Riskin, director John Ford delivers what is surely one of the best comedies of its era. “The wit and easy grace of this film further belie the myth that The Informer is all there is to Ford's career in the 30s.”- Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader