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Rated 7.7 on TMDB

Big City

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!

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.

Released: 1937
Runtime: 1h 20m
Rated: NR
Genres: Drama
Country: United States of America
Language: English

Direction and writing

Norman KrasnaStory

Dore ScharyScreenplay

Hugo ButlerScreenplay

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Luise RainerAnna Benton
Spencer TracyJoe Benton
Charley GrapewinRobert, the Mayor

Janet BeecherSophie Sloane
Eddie QuillanMike Edwards
Victor VarconiPaul Roya
Oscar O'SheaJohn C. Andrews
Helen TroyLola Johnson

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