The Big Street1942
The Big Street (1942)
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Cast
as Agustus 'Little Pinks' Pinkerton, II
as Gloria Lyons
as Violette Shumberg
as Case Ables
as Nicely Nicely Johnson
as Horsethief
as Professor B
as Mrs. Venus
as Decatur Reed
as Col. Venus
as Louie
as Mrs. Lefkowitz
as Maid
as Gentleman George
as Lou Adolia
as McWhirter
as Judge Bamberger
as Cop
as Nurse at Hospital
as Mulvaney
as Bit part
as Philip, the Weeper
as Mug at Mindy's
as Mug at Mindy's
as Surgeon
as Mug at Mindy's
as Bit part
as Mug at Mindy's
as Truck Driver
as Mug
as Himself
as Toupee
as Florist
as Dr. Mitchell
as Truck Driver
as Doctor
as Mug at Mindy's
as Bit part
as Tramp
as Cashier
as Bit part
as Girl
Critic Reviews for The Big Street
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Ball, who was born for the parts Ginger Rogers sweats over, tackles her "emotional" role as if it were sirloin and she didn't care who was looking.
A dispiriting tale.
Audience Reviews for The Big Street
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.
Super Reviewer
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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