The Big Street

The Big Street

1942
1h 28m
5.8

5.8/10

20 votes • View on IMDb
Romance Drama

"Take it from me... A Girl's Best Friend is a Dollar!"

Overview

After her abusive gangster boyfriend pushes her down a flight of stairs, self-absorbed nightclub torch singer Gloria Lyons becomes paralyzed and confined to a wheelchair. Despite her bitter treatment of him, busboy Little Pinks selflessly takes her in and cares for her as she alienates others.

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Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
RKO Radio Pictures
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

miami, florida one-sided love unrequited love busboy falling down stairs dependency nightclub singer woman in wheelchair loss of legs emotional support gang moll man slaps a woman horrible person ungrateful woman selfish woman

Quick Facts

Release Date August 13, 1942
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0034514

Cast

Henry Fonda
Henry Fonda

Little Pinks

Lucille Ball
Lucille Ball

Gloria Lyons

Barton MacLane
Barton MacLane

Case Ables

Eugene Pallette
Eugene Pallette

Nicely Nicely Johnson

Agnes Moorehead
Agnes Moorehead

Violette Shumberg

Sam Levene
Sam Levene

Horsethief

Ray Collins
Ray Collins

Professor B

Marion Martin
Marion Martin

Mimi Venus

William T. Orr
William T. Orr

Decatur Reed

George Cleveland
George Cleveland

Samuel Venus

Vera Gordon
Vera Gordon

Mrs. Lefkowitz

Ozzie Nelson
Ozzie Nelson

Orchestra Leader

Key Crew

Irving Reis
Director
Leonard Spigelgass
Screenplay
Damon Runyon
Producer
Leonard Spigelgass
Producer