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The Big Night (1951)

Love! Hate! Murder!

Genre : Drama, Thriller

Runtime : 1H 15M

Director : Joseph Losey
Writer : Joseph Losey, Stanley Ellin, Hugo Butler, Ring Lardner, Jr.

Synopsis

A young man zigzags through the sordid vortex of downtown Los Angeles while seeking vengeance on the man that beat his father.

Actors

John Drew Barrymore
John Drew Barrymore
George La Main (as John Barrymore Jr.)
Preston Foster
Preston Foster
Andy La Main
Joan Lorring
Joan Lorring
Marion Rostina
Howard St. John
Howard St. John
Al Judge
Dorothy Comingore
Dorothy Comingore
Julie Rostina
Philip Bourneuf
Philip Bourneuf
Dr. James Cooper
Howland Chamberlain
Howland Chamberlain
Flanagan
Myron Healey
Myron Healey
Kennealy
Emile Meyer
Emile Meyer
Peckinpaugh (as Emil Meyer)
Mauri Lynn
Mauri Lynn
Singer, Terry Angeleus
Robert Aldrich
Robert Aldrich
Ringsider at Fight (uncredited)
Edna Smith
Edna Smith

Crews

Joseph Losey
Joseph Losey
Director
Stanley Ellin
Stanley Ellin
Novel
Joseph Losey
Joseph Losey
Screenplay
Stanley Ellin
Stanley Ellin
Screenplay
Hugo Butler
Hugo Butler
Screenplay
Ring Lardner, Jr.
Ring Lardner, Jr.
Screenplay
Philip A. Waxman
Philip A. Waxman
Producer
Lyn Murray
Lyn Murray
Original Music Composer
Hal Mohr
Hal Mohr
Director of Photography
Edward Mann
Edward Mann
Editor
Nicolai Remisoff
Nicolai Remisoff
Art Direction
Edward G. Boyle
Edward G. Boyle
Set Decoration
Joe King
Joe King
Costume Design
Leon Becker
Leon Becker
Sound Designer
Mac Dalgleish
Mac Dalgleish
Sound Designer
John Orlando
John Orlando
Property Master

Posters and backgrounds

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