Big City
6.4
“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.
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Cast
39 people
Luise Rainer
Anna Benton
Known for
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Guinn Williams
Danny Devlin
Spencer Tracy
Joe Benton
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Judgment at Nuremberg
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Charley Grapewin
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The Wizard of Oz
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Janet Beecher
Sophie Sloane
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The Lady Eve
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Eddie Quillan
Mike Edwards
Known for
The Grapes of Wrath
Mutiny on the Bounty
Victor Varconi
Paul Roya
Known for
For Whom the Bell Tolls
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Oscar O'Shea
John C. Andrews
Known for
Captains Courageous
Of Mice and Men
Helen Troy
Lola Johnson
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Everybody Sing
Thoroughbreds Don't Cry
William Demarest
Mr. Beecher
Known for
Sullivan's Travels
The Lady Eve
John Arledge
Buddy
Known for
The Grapes of Wrath
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Irving Bacon
Jim Sloane
Known for
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Frank Borzage Director · Hugo Butler Screenplay Dore Schary Screenplay
Worldwide gross $1.6M · Budget $621K · United States release September 3, 1937
Box office
Budget
$621,000
Worldwide gross
$1,601,000
Gross vs. budget
2.6×
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · September 3, 1937
Theatrical
Belgium
May 20, 1938 · Limited theatrical · Brussels
Croatia
January 21, 1938 · Theatrical
Denmark
February 21, 1938 · Theatrical
Finland
February 18, 1938 · Theatrical
France
January 5, 1938 · Theatrical
Hungary
January 7, 1938 · Theatrical
Portugal
April 12, 1938 · Theatrical
Slovenia
March 17, 1938 · Theatrical
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