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The Big Street (1942)
Directed by Irving Reis
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Meek busboy Little Pinks is in love with an extremely selfish nightclub singer who despises and uses him.
Length 88 minutes
Actors
Henry Fonda | Lucille Ball | Barton MacLane | Eugene Pallette | Agnes Moorehead | Sam Levene | Ray Collins | Marion Martin | William T. Orr | George Cleveland | Vera Gordon | Ozzie Nelson | Louise Beavers | Hans Conried | Don Barclay | Anthony Blair | Charles Cane | Mimi Doyle | Eddie Dunn | Catherine Fleyton | Charlie Hall | William Halligan | Art Hamburger | Bert Hanlon | Sam Harris | Jack Herrick | Chet Huntley | Donald Kerr | John Miljan | Millard Mitchell | George Noisom | Bob Perry | Ralph Peters | Addison Richards | Shimen Ruskin | Scaduto | Harry Shannon | Walter Soderling | Ann Summers | Julius Tannen | Juan Varro | Harry Wilson | Hector V. Sarno | Tiny Jones | Mary Halsey | Mary Stuart | Dewey Robinson | James Dime | Jim Toney | John 'Skins' Miller | Lee Moore | Ross Forrester | Wayne McCoy | Jack Perry | Arnold Virt | Frank Moran | George Magrill | Gil Perkins | Jack Chefe | Jimmy O'Gatty | Joe Niemeyer | John Indrisano | Peter Duray | Sammy Stein | Tony Merlo | Warren Jackson | Bert Moorhouse | Barry Norton | Bess Flowers | Eric Mayne | Harold Miller | Helen Dickson | James Conaty | Jay Eaton | Jeffrey Sayre | Julie Warren | Karen X. Gaylord | Marie Windsor | Sally Wadworth | Wilbur Mack | Frank O'Connor | George McKay | Lou Wood
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/06/2025 | TV | Streaming | TV | 6 stars |
| (Average) 6 stars |
Viewing Notes
A Damon Runyon story with characters right out of GUYS AND DOLLS. It’s a mostly entertaining film. Weirdly, though, the two main characters are annoying. Lucille Ball is very good, but her character is an unlikable, entitled bitch. And Henry Fonda is also good, but he’s so mild-mannered and subservient that you just want to slap him around.
This was showing on Noir Alley with Eddie Muller, which is kind of perplexing, since it’s not much of a film noir.
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