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Big City
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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

Luise Rainer

Anna Benton

Luise Rainer

Spencer Tracy

Joe Benton

Spencer Tracy

Charley Grapewin

Robert, the Mayor

Charley Grapewin

Janet Beecher

Sophie Sloane

Janet Beecher

Eddie Quillan

Mike Edwards

Eddie Quillan

Victor Varconi

Paul Roya

Victor Varconi

Oscar O'Shea

John C. Andrews

Oscar O'Shea

Helen Troy

Lola Johnson

Helen Troy

William Demarest

Mr. Beecher

William Demarest

John Arledge

Buddy

John Arledge

Irving Bacon

Jim Sloane

Irving Bacon

Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams

Danny Devlin

Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams

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