Big City (1937)
To avoid a taxi war, city officials blame a gang bombing on
driver Joe Benton's wife Anna and put her on a ship to deport her.
The mayor is speaker at a boxers' banquet where Joe pleads for
them to go with him to the wharf and rescue Anna (about to deliver
their baby) from the ship.
Directed by Frank Borzage
Writing credits: Norman Krasna, Dore Schary, Hugo Butler
Cast:
Luise Rainer .... Anna Benton
Spencer Tracy .... Joe Benton
Charley Grapewin .... Robert, the Mayor
Janet Beecher .... Sophie Sloane
Eddie Quillan .... Mike Edwards
Victor Varconi .... Paul Roya
Oscar O'Shea .... John C. Andrews
Helen Troy .... Lola Johnson
William Demarest .... Mr. Beecher
John Arledge .... Buddy 'Bud'
Irving Bacon .... Jim Sloane Guinn
'Big Boy' Williams .... Danny Devlin (as Guinn Williams)
Regis Toomey .... Fred Hawkins
Edgar Dearing .... Tom Reilley
Paul Harvey .... Dist. Atty. Gilbert
Andrew Tombes .... Insp. Matthews (as Andrew J. Tombes)
Clem Bevans .... Grandpa Sloane
Grace Ford .... Mary Reilley
Alice White .... Peggy Devlin
Jack Dempsey .... Himself
James J. Jeffries .... Himself
Jimmy McLarnin .... Himself
Max 'Slapsie Maxie' Rosenbloom .... Himself (as Maxie Rosenbloom)
Jim Thorpe .... Himself
Frank Wykoff .... Himself
Jackie Fields .... Himself
Man Mountain Dean .... Himself - on Crutches
Gus Sonnenberg .... Himself
George Godfrey .... Himself
Joe Rivers .... Himself
Cotton Warburton .... Himself
Bull Montana .... Himself
Rex 'Snowy' Baker .... Himself (as Snowy Baker)
Taski Hagio .... Himself
George Chandler .... Mr. Briggs (scenes deleted)
Tom Dugan .... Policeman (scenes deleted)
Robert Emmett O'Connor .... Comet Cab Driver (scenes deleted)
Dick Rich .... Comet Cab Driver (scenes deleted)
Matty Roubert .... Newsboy (scenes deleted)
Dick Rush .... Doorman (scenes deleted)
Abdullah Abbas
Eadie Adams .... Mrs. Donogan, Eddie's Wife
Lowden Adams .... Gilbert's Butler
Monya Andre
Stanley Andrews .... Det. Bennett
Herbert Ashley .... First Detective
Sam Ash .... Man Who Gets Slapped
Amelia Batchelor
Barbara Bedford .... Woman Who Screams
Robert Brister .... Comet Cab Driver
Helen Brown .... Nora Hawkins
Ralph Bushman .... Banquet Doorman
Orville Caldwell .... Comet Cab Driver
Neal Clisby .... Athlete
Jules Cowles .... Carl, the Janitor
Joseph Crehan .... Det. Curtis
Jack Daley .... Mounted Policeman
Leigh De Lacey .... Buddy's Landlady
Lester Dorr .... Petty Officer
Jack Dougherty .... Starter
Frank Du Frane .... Purser
Paul Fix .... Comet Night Watchman
James Flavin .... Comet Cab Driver
Edward Gargan .... Policeman with Banana
Natalie Garson
Bud Geary .... Independent Cab Driver
Jack Grey .... Detective
Eddie Gribbon .... Slow-Witted Policeman
Frank Hagney .... Comet Cab Driver
Mahlon Hamilton .... Doorman
Lew Harvey .... Comet Cab Driver
Russell Hopton .... Buddy, Beecher's Cohort
Ruth Hussey .... Mayor's Secretary
Jack Hutchinson .... Clerk
Gladden James .... Mayor's Secretary
Joe King .... Immigration Officer Jackson
Mitchell Lewis .... Det. Haley
Don Sugai Matsuda .... Athlete
Matt McHugh .... Independent Cab Driver
Robert McKenzie .... Frank Turner
Charles McMurphy .... Heller
Paul Newlan .... Comet Cab Driver
Lillian Nicholson .... Immigrant
Dennis O'Keefe .... Stanley, Independent Cab Driver
Jack Pennick .... Ugly Comet Cab driver
Lee Phelps .... Immigration Officer Adams
Alonzo Price .... Det. Meyers
Dewey Robinson .... Immigration Officer Fuller
Harry Semels .... First Counterman
George Skultesky .... Priest
Will Stanton .... Comet Cab Driver
Landers Stevens .... Ship's Captain
Nick Thompson .... Second Counterman
Richard Tucker .... Dr. Franklin
Ray Walker .... Eddie Donogan, Independent Cab Driver
Larry Wheat .... Minor Official
Harry Wilson .... Comet Cab Driver
Eric Wilton .... Mayor's Butler
Harry Woods .... Det. Miller
Lillian Worth .... Immigrant
Produced by Frank Borzage
Norman Krasna .... producer
Original Music by William Axt
Cinematography by Joseph Ruttenberg
Film Editing by Fredrick Y. Smith
Art Direction by Cedric Gibbons
Production Management Jay Marchant .... production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director Lew Borzage .... assistant director
George B. Seitz .... director: Jack Dempsey sequence
Art Department Stan Rogers .... associate art director
Edwin B. Willis .... associate art director
Sound Department Douglas Shearer .... recording director
Other crew:
Dolly Tree .... wardrobe
George Bassman .... orchestrator
Clyde De Vinna .... photographer: Jack Dempsey sequence
Paul Marquardt .... orchestrator
Leon Stewart .... vocal coach: Russian chorus
Also Known As:Skyscraper Wilderness (USA) (TV title)
Runtime: 80 min
Country: USA
Language: English
Color: Black and White
Sound Mix: Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
Certification: Finland:K-16 / USA:Approved (PCA #3613)
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