Belgium / May 20, 1938 / Brussels
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!
1h 20min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Helen Troy | Lola Johnson |
| William Demarest | Mr. Beecher |
| John Arledge | Buddy |
| Irving Bacon | Jim Sloane |
| Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams | Danny Devlin |
| Regis Toomey | Fred Hawkins |
| Edgar Dearing | Tom Reilley |
| Paul Harvey | District Attorney Gilbert |
| Andrew Tombes | Inspector Matthews (as Andrew J. Tombes) |
| Clem Bevans | Grandpa Sloane |
| Grace Ford | Mary Reilley |
| Alice White | Peggy Devlin |
| Jack Dempsey | Jack Dempsey |
| James J. Jeffries | Jim Jeffries |
| Jimmy McLarnin | Jimmy McLarnin |
| Maxie Rosenbloom | Maxie Rosenbloom |
| Jim Thorpe | Jim Thorpe |
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| Frank Wykoff | Frank Wycoff |
| Jackie Fields | Jackie Fields |
| Frank Leavitt | Man Mountain Dean |
| Gus Sonnenberg | Gus Sonnenberg |
| George Godfrey | George Godfrey |
| Joe Rivers | Joe Rivers |
| Cotton Warburton | 'Cotton' Warburton |
| Bull Montana | Bull Montana |
| Rex 'Snowy' Baker | 'Snowy' Baker (as Snowy Baker) |
| Taski Hagio | Taski Hagio |
| Abdullah Abbas | Abdullah Abbas (uncredited) |
| Barbara Bedford | Woman Who Screams (uncredited) |
| Francis X. Bushman Jr. | Banquet Doorman (uncredited) |
| Ruth Hussey | Mayor's Secretary (uncredited) |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Big City |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Release date | 3 settembre 1937 |
| Production | Norman Krasna |
| Writer | Hugo Butler, Dore Schary, Norman Krasna |
| Editing | Fredrick Y. Smith |
| Cinematography | Joseph Ruttenberg |
| Assistant directors | Lew Borzage, Frank Borzage |
| Camera operators | Joseph Ruttenberg |
| Additional photography | Joseph Ruttenberg |
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| Production design | Cedric Gibbons |
| Art direction | Cedric Gibbons |
| Set decoration | Cedric Gibbons |
| Music | William Axt |
| Sound | William Axt |
| Costume design | Dolly Tree |
| Makeup | Dolly Tree |
| Hairstyling | Dolly Tree |
| Budget | 621.000 € |
| Revenue | 1.601.000 € |
Release dates
Limited release
Theatrical release
United States / Sep 03, 1937 / NR
France / Jan 05, 1938
Hungary / Jan 07, 1938
Croatia / Jan 21, 1938
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Finland / Feb 18, 1938
Denmark / Feb 21, 1938
Slovenia / Mar 17, 1938
Portugal / Apr 12, 1938
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