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The Big Street

1942, Comedy/Drama, 1h 28m

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Movie Info

Runyonesque busboy Little Pinks (Henry Fonda) hitchhikes to Florida with a gangster's (Barton MacLane) ex-moll (Lucille Ball) in a wheelchair.
  • Genre:
    Comedy, Drama
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    Irving Reis
  • Producer:
    Damon Runyon
  • Writer:
    Leonard Spigelgass
  • Release Date (Theaters):
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  • Distributor:
    RKO Radio Pictures

Cast & Crew

Henry Fonda
Henry Fonda
Agustus "Little Pinks" Pinkerton, II
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
Colonel Samuel Venus
Vera Gordon
Vera Gordon
Mrs. Lefkowitz
Hans Conried
Hans Conried
Louie (uncredited)
Irving Reis
Irving Reis
Director
Leonard Spigelgass
Leonard Spigelgass
Screenwriter
Damon Runyon
Damon Runyon
Producer
Russell Metty
Russell Metty
Cinematographer
William Hamilton
William Hamilton
Film Editing
Albert S. D'Agostino
Albert S. D'Agostino
Art Director
Alfred Herman
Alfred Herman
Art Director
Roy Webb
Roy Webb
Original Music
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Audience Reviews for The Big Street

  • Sep 09, 2018
    This Damon Runyon tale affords Henry Fonda and Lucille Ball roles very different than their usual forte: she's a bit of a anxious shrew, and he's a bit of a limp milksop. The rest of the cast adopts the lower Broadway pastiche Runyon so loved, that of warm-hearted hustlers out to con the world if necessary, but always for a good cause. Runyon himself produced this effort that could use some of the sparkle that Guys & Dolls has got in spades. Lucy gives her best performance, making this film the best example of what might've been had the ol' comedienne played it straight for the rest of her career instead of going television.
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  • Jan 27, 2009
    Henry is such a doormat in this you just want to shake him but a very fine supporting cast make it worthwhile and Lucy is mesmerizing in a completely atypical role.
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