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Big City (1937) Poster

(1937)

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Frank Borzage
George B. Seitz ... (uncredited)

Writing Credits  

Dore Schary ... (screen play) and
Hugo Butler ... (screen play)
 
Norman Krasna ... (based on the original story by)

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete  

Luise Rainer ... Anna Benton
Spencer Tracy ... Joe Benton
Charley Grapewin ... 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 ... Beecher
John Arledge ... Buddy
Irving Bacon ... Jim Sloane
Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams ... Danny Devlin (as Guinn Williams)
Regis Toomey ... Fred Hawkins
Edgar Dearing ... Tom Reilley
Paul Harvey ... District Attorney Gilbert
Andrew Tombes ... Inspector Matthews (as Andrew J. Tombes)
Clem Bevans ... Grandpa Sloane
Grace Ford ... Mary Reilley
Alice White ... Peggy Devlin
Jack Dempsey ... Jack Dempsey
James J. Jeffries ... Jim Jeffries
Jimmy McLarnin Jimmy McLarnin ... Jimmy McLarnin
Maxie Rosenbloom ... Maxie Rosenbloom
Jim Thorpe ... Jim Thorpe
Frank Wykoff Frank Wykoff ... Frank Wykoff
Jackie Fields Jackie Fields ... Jackie Fields
Man Mountain Dean Man Mountain Dean ... Man Mountain Dean
Gus Sonnenberg Gus Sonnenberg ... Gus Sonnenberg
George Godfrey ... George Godfrey
Joe Rivers Joe Rivers ... Joe Rivers
Cotton Warburton Cotton Warburton ... Cotton Warburton
Bull Montana ... Bull Montana
Rex 'Snowy' Baker Rex 'Snowy' Baker ... Snowy Baker (as Snowy Baker)
Taski Hagio Taski Hagio ... Taski Hagio
Abdullah Abbas Abdullah Abbas ... Boxer
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
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 Dick Rush ... Doorman (scenes deleted)
Eadie Adams ... Mrs. Donogan - Eddie's Wife (uncredited)
Lowden Adams Lowden Adams ... Gilbert's Butler (uncredited)
Monya Andre Monya Andre ... Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Stanley Andrews ... Detective Bennett (uncredited)
Sam Ash ... Man Who Gets Slapped (uncredited)
Herbert Ashley ... First Detective (uncredited)
King Baggot ... Detective (uncredited)
Amelia Batchelor Amelia Batchelor ... Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Barbara Bedford ... Woman Who Screams (uncredited)
Robert Brister ... Comet Cab Driver (uncredited)
Helen Brown Helen Brown ... Nora Hawkins (uncredited)
Francis X. Bushman Jr. ... Banquet Doorman (uncredited)
Orville Caldwell ... Comet Cab Driver (uncredited)
Neal Clisby Neal Clisby ... Athlete (uncredited)
Jules Cowles ... Carl - the Janitor (uncredited)
Joseph Crehan ... Detective Curtis (uncredited)
Jack Daley Jack Daley ... Mounted Policeman (uncredited)
Leigh De Lacey Leigh De Lacey ... Buddy's Landlady (uncredited)
Lester Dorr ... Petty Officer (uncredited)
Jack Dougherty ... Starter (uncredited)
Frank Du Frane Frank Du Frane ... Purser (uncredited)
Paul Fix ... Comet Night Watchman (uncredited)
James Flavin ... Comet Cab Driver (uncredited)
Edward Gargan ... Policeman with Banana (uncredited)
Natalie Garson Natalie Garson ... Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Bud Geary ... Independent Cab Driver (uncredited)
Jack Grey Jack Grey ... Detective (uncredited)
Eddie Gribbon ... Slow-Witted Policeman (uncredited)
Frank Hagney ... Comet Cab Driver (uncredited)
Mahlon Hamilton ... Doorman (uncredited)
Lew Harvey ... Comet Cab Driver (uncredited)
Russell Hopton ... Buddy - Beecher's Cohort (uncredited)
Ruth Hussey ... Mayor's Secretary (uncredited)
Jack Hutchinson Jack Hutchinson ... Clerk (uncredited)
Gladden James ... Mayor's Secretary (uncredited)
Joe King ... Jackson - Immigration Officer (uncredited)
Mitchell Lewis ... Detective Haley (uncredited)
Don Sugai Matsuda Don Sugai Matsuda ... Athlete (uncredited)
Matt McHugh ... Independent Cab Driver (uncredited)
Robert McKenzie ... Frank Turner (uncredited)
Charles McMurphy Charles McMurphy ... Heller (uncredited)
Paul Newlan ... Comet Cab Driver (uncredited)
Lillian Nicholson Lillian Nicholson ... Immigrant (uncredited)
Dennis O'Keefe ... Stanley - Independent Cab Driver (uncredited)
Jack Pennick ... Ugly Comet Cab Driver (uncredited)
Lee Phelps Lee Phelps ... Adams - Immigration Officer (uncredited)
Alonzo Price Alonzo Price ... Det. Meyers (uncredited)
Dewey Robinson ... Fuller - Immigration Officer (uncredited)
Harry Semels ... First Counterman (uncredited)
George Skultesky George Skultesky ... Priest (uncredited)
Will Stanton ... Comet Cab Driver (uncredited)
Landers Stevens ... Ship's Captain (uncredited)
Nick Thompson Nick Thompson ... Second Counterman (uncredited)
Richard Tucker ... Dr. Franklin (uncredited)
Ray Walker ... Eddie Donogan - Independent Cab Driver (uncredited)
Larry Wheat ... Minor Official (uncredited)
Harry Wilson ... Comet Cab Driver (uncredited)
Eric Wilton Eric Wilton ... Mayor's Butler (uncredited)
Harry Woods ... Detective Miller (uncredited)
Lillian Worth ... Immigrant (uncredited)

Produced by 

Frank Borzage ... producer (uncredited)
Norman Krasna ... producer

Music by 

William Axt ... (as Dr. William Axt)

Cinematography by 

Joseph Ruttenberg ... (photographed by)

Editing by 

Fredrick Y. Smith ... film editor

Art Direction by 

Cedric Gibbons

Production Management 

Jay Marchant ... production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Lew Borzage ... assistant director (uncredited)
George B. Seitz ... director: Jack Dempsey sequence (uncredited)

Art Department 

Stan Rogers ... associate art director
Edwin B. Willis ... associate art director

Sound Department 

Douglas Shearer ... recording director

Camera and Electrical Department 

Clyde De Vinna ... photographer: Jack Dempsey sequence (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Dolly Tree ... wardrobe

Music Department 

George Bassman ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Paul Marquardt ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Leon Stewart ... vocal coach: Russian chorus (uncredited)
Crew verified as complete

See also

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