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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!

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.

1h 20m1937NRTMDb 7.7

Drama

English

Crew and Cast

Frank BorzageFrank BorzageDirectorLuise RainerLuise RainerAnna BentonSpencer TracySpencer TracyJoe BentonCharley GrapewinCharley GrapewinRobert · the MayorJanet BeecherJanet BeecherSophie SloaneEddie QuillanEddie QuillanMike EdwardsVictor VarconiVictor VarconiPaul RoyaOscar O'SheaOscar O'SheaJohn C. AndrewsHelen TroyHelen TroyLola JohnsonWilliam DemarestWilliam DemarestMr. BeecherJohn ArledgeJohn ArledgeBuddyIrving BaconIrving BaconJim SloaneGuinn 'Big Boy' WilliamsGuinn 'Big Boy' WilliamsDanny DevlinRegis ToomeyRegis ToomeyFred HawkinsEdgar DearingEdgar DearingTom ReilleyPaul HarveyPaul HarveyDistrict Attorney GilbertAndrew TombesAndrew TombesInspector Matthews (as Andrew J. Tombes)Clem BevansClem BevansGrandpa SloaneGrace FordGrace FordMary ReilleyAlice WhiteAlice WhitePeggy DevlinJack DempseyJack DempseyJack Dempsey
James J. JeffriesJim Jeffries
Jimmy McLarninJimmy McLarninMaxie RosenbloomMaxie RosenbloomMaxie RosenbloomJim ThorpeJim ThorpeJim Thorpe
Frank WykoffFrank Wycoff
Jackie FieldsJackie FieldsFrank LeavittFrank LeavittMan Mountain Dean
Gus SonnenbergGus SonnenbergGeorge GodfreyGeorge GodfreyGeorge GodfreyJoe RiversJoe RiversJoe Rivers

Storyline

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.

  • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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Info

Status
Released
Released
3 September 1937
Runtime
1h 20m
Rating
NR
TMDB score
7.7 / 10 (6 votes)

Production

Director
Frank Borzage
Writers
Hugo Butler, Dore Schary, Norman Krasna
Studios
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Countries
United States of America

Box Office

Budget
$621,000.0
Revenue
$1.6M
Profit
$980,000.0
Return
2.6×

Languages

Original
English
Spoken
English