Big Town

Aug 23, 1946

1h 0m

★ 4.8

Now see the radio show that thrilled millions!

Overview

A newspaper editor goes on an anti-crime crusade, but gets carried away.

Genres

Crime

Drama

Production Companies

Pine-Thomas Productions

Big Town Trailers

No Trailers found.

Cast

Steve Wilson

Phillip Reed

Lorelei Kilbourne

Hillary Brooke

Pete Ryan

Robert Lowery

Vivian LeRoy

Veda Ann Borg

Vance Crane

Byron Barr

Amos Peabody

Charles Arnt

Mrs. Crane

Nana Bryant

Editor Post

Roy Gordon

Gerald Meeker, theater cashier

Eddie Parks

Mrs. Johannsen, victim's mother

Nella Walker

Police Chief Berkley

Thomas E. Jackson

Cop (uncredited)

Fred Aldrich

The monks and nuns of a tranquil monastery are in turmoil: they have just rescued a half-naked meat saleswoman from the clutches of a nasty pimp, and already a new danger threatens from the highest authority. An exorcist and inquisitor of the Vatican appears in the monastery to make ominous investigations. It is about the biggest secret of the Vatican: The Pope has a daughter! The unwanted child was once the result of a brief affair with a nun. The Inquisitor has been ordered to kill the Pope's daughter, who is now an adult, in order to eliminate the only evidence of the scandal. But while assassinating the unsuspecting young woman, the killer falls in love with his victim. This surprising turn of events is the starting point for an exchange of blows that is as hair-raising as it is bloody.

4.8

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7.9

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An arrogant reporter exploits a story about a man trapped in a cave to revitalize his career.

6.0

The Spellbinder

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5.7

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5.9

City That Never Sleeps

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0.0

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4.0

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5.9

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5.8

-30-

Nov 11, 1959

A newspaper editor deals with a particularly stressful day in the newsroom.