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Big City
Big City

Big City

So much of happiness and heart-break...drama and romance...set to the tune of a big city...glorified by two great stars...it will bring glowing memories for years to come!

Genres

Drama

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Anna and Joe are newly married, playful and deeply in love. Joe is scraping by as cab driver in New York City during a period of corruption, mob control and violence between cab companies.

Others

Budget

$621000

Revenue

$1601000

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

80 mins

Rating

7.4/10

Release Date

03 September 1937

Country

United States of America

Cast

Luise Rainer

Luise Rainer

Anna Benton

Spencer Tracy

Spencer Tracy

Joe Benton

Charley Grapewin

Charley Grapewin

Robert, the Mayor

Janet Beecher

Janet Beecher

Sophie Sloane

Eddie Quillan

Eddie Quillan

Mike Edwards

Victor Varconi

Victor Varconi

Paul Roya

Oscar O'Shea

Oscar O'Shea

John C. Andrews

Helen Troy

Helen Troy

Lola Johnson

William Demarest

William Demarest

Mr. Beecher

John Arledge

John Arledge

Buddy

Irving Bacon

Irving Bacon

Jim Sloane

Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams

Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams

Danny Devlin

Regis Toomey

Regis Toomey

Fred Hawkins

Edgar Dearing

Edgar Dearing

Tom Reilley

Paul Harvey

Paul Harvey

District Attorney Gilbert

Andrew Tombes

Andrew Tombes

Inspector Matthews (as Andrew J. Tombes)

Clem Bevans

Clem Bevans

Grandpa Sloane

Grace Ford

Grace Ford

Mary Reilley

Alice White

Alice White

Peggy Devlin

Jack Dempsey

Jack Dempsey

Jack Dempsey

James J. Jeffries

James J. Jeffries

Jim Jeffries

Jimmy McLarnin

Jimmy McLarnin

Jimmy McLarnin

Maxie Rosenbloom

Maxie Rosenbloom

Maxie Rosenbloom

Jim Thorpe

Jim Thorpe

Jim Thorpe

Frank Wykoff

Frank Wykoff

Frank Wycoff

Jackie Fields

Jackie Fields

Jackie Fields

Man Mountain Dean

Man Mountain Dean

Man Mountain Dean

Gus Sonnenberg

Gus Sonnenberg

Gus Sonnenberg

George Godfrey

George Godfrey

George Godfrey

Joe Rivers

Joe Rivers

Joe Rivers

Cotton Warburton

Cotton Warburton

'Cotton' Warburton

Bull Montana

Bull Montana

Bull Montana

Rex 'Snowy' Baker

Rex 'Snowy' Baker

'Snowy' Baker (as Snowy Baker)

Taski Hagio

Taski Hagio

Taski Hagio

Abdullah Abbas

Abdullah Abbas

Abdullah Abbas (uncredited)

Barbara Bedford

Barbara Bedford

Woman Who Screams (uncredited)

Francis X. Bushman Jr.

Francis X. Bushman Jr.

Banquet Doorman (uncredited)

Ruth Hussey

Ruth Hussey

Mayor's Secretary (uncredited)

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