The Talk of the Town 4K 1942

When a fire destroys a lumber mill and dispatcher Clyde Bracken dies in the blaze, aggrieved business owner Andrew Holmes accuses his employee Leopold Dilg of arson and murder. Arrested, Leopold escapes from jail and hides out at the home of his pal, schoolteacher Nora Shelley.

The girl is not at all happy about this guest, because the house has been rented for the summer season to Michael Lightcap, a respected law professor awaiting appointment to the Supreme Court who wants to spend the summer working on his writings in a quiet, secluded place.

The teacher in front of the professor passes Leopold off as his gardener, but the professor soon learns the true reason for the lad's stay in the house. In the end, it turns out that the young man became a pawn in the game of corrupt local authorities, and the dispatcher, who allegedly burned in the flames, is alive and well.

Despite all the vicissitudes of circumstances and intrigues, the professor and the fugitive show more and more interest in the pretty mistress of the house, both men are eager to get the hand and heart of Nora, but only the court will put everything and everyone in their places....