Big City

Sep 3, 1937

1h 20m

★ 7.4

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!

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Big City Trailers

Cast

Anna Benton

Luise Rainer

Joe Benton

Spencer Tracy

Robert, the Mayor

Charley Grapewin

Sophie Sloane

Janet Beecher

Mike Edwards

Eddie Quillan

Paul Roya

Victor Varconi

John C. Andrews

Oscar O'Shea

Lola Johnson

Helen Troy

Mr. Beecher

William Demarest

Buddy

John Arledge

Jim Sloane

Irving Bacon

Danny Devlin

Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams

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