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Big City (1937)

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!

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 20M

Director : Frank Borzage
Writer : Dore Schary, Hugo Butler

Synopsis

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.

Actors

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)

Crews

Frank Borzage
Frank Borzage
Director
Dore Schary
Dore Schary
Screenplay
Hugo Butler
Hugo Butler
Screenplay
Norman Krasna
Norman Krasna
Producer
William Axt
William Axt
Original Music Composer
Joseph Ruttenberg
Joseph Ruttenberg
Director of Photography
Fredrick Y. Smith
Fredrick Y. Smith
Editor
Cedric Gibbons
Cedric Gibbons
Art Direction
Jay Marchant
Jay Marchant
Production Manager
Lew Borzage
Lew Borzage
Assistant Director
Norman Krasna
Norman Krasna
Story
Dolly Tree
Dolly Tree
Wardrobe Designer

Trailers and other movies

Big City

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