Big City Blues

Sep 18, 1932

1h 3m

★ 5.3

It's Sweet and Hot!

Overview

An Indiana boy comes into an inheritance and moves to New York City, living it up with his girlfriend until he gets in over his head and someone gets killed.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures

Big City Blues Trailers

No Trailers found.

Cast

Vida Fleet

Joan Blondell

Bud Reeves

Eric Linden

Mrs. Serena Cartlich

Jobyna Howland

Mr. 'Stacky' Stackhouse

Ned Sparks

Hummell

Guy Kibbee

Station Agent

Grant Mitchell

Gibboney

Walter Catlett

Faun

Inez Courtney

Detective Quelkin

Thomas E. Jackson

First Waiter (uncredited)

Herman Bing

Shep Adkins (uncredited)

Humphrey Bogart

Chief of Police (uncredited)

Wallis Clark

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