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  • The Big Guy (1939)
  • Passed
    78 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
The Big Guy (1939)
Passed
78 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

A man is given the choice between having fabulous wealth or saving an innocent man from the death penalty.
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Director
Writers
Wallace Sullivan (story "No Power on Earth") | Richard K. Polimer (story "No Power on Earth") | Lester Cole (screenplay)
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Editor
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Updated Dec 22, 1939

Release date
Dec 22, 1939 (United States)

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Cast

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39 cast members
Name Known for
Victor McLaglen
Warden Bill Whitlock Warden Bill Whitlock   See fewer
Jackie Cooper
Jimmy Hutchins Jimmy Hutchins   See fewer
Ona Munson
Mary Whitlock Mary Whitlock   See fewer
Peggy Moran
Joan Lawson Joan Lawson   See fewer
Jonathan Hale
Jack Lang Jack Lang   See fewer
Russell Hicks
Lawson Lawson   See fewer
Wallis Clark
District Attorney District Attorney   See fewer
Murray Alper
Williams Williams   See fewer
Edward Pawley
Buckhart Buckhart   See fewer
George McKay
Buzz Miller Buzz Miller   See fewer
Stanley Blystone
City Police Captain (uncredited) City Police Captain (uncredited)   See fewer
Ed Cassidy
Police Captain (uncredited) Police Captain (uncredited)   See fewer
Tom Chatterton
Doctor (uncredited) Doctor (uncredited)   See fewer
Kernan Cripps
Fourth Guard (uncredited) Fourth Guard (uncredited)   See fewer
Hal K. Dawson
Man Customer (uncredited) Man Customer (uncredited)   See fewer
Eddie Dunn
Dawes (uncredited) Dawes (uncredited)   See fewer
Edward Earle
Police Announcer (uncredited) Police Announcer (uncredited)   See fewer
Eddie Fields
Prisoner (uncredited) Prisoner (uncredited)   See fewer
Pat Flaherty
Policeman (uncredited) Policeman (uncredited)   See fewer
Anne Gwynne
Joan's Friend (uncredited) Joan's Friend (uncredited)   See fewer
Eddie Hall
1st Courtroom Photographer (uncredited) 1st Courtroom Photographer (uncredited)   See fewer
Rondo Hatton
Convict (uncredited) Convict (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank Jaquet
First Citizen (uncredited) First Citizen (uncredited)   See fewer
Edward Keane
Lait (uncredited) Lait (uncredited)   See fewer
Milton Kibbee
Second Citizen (uncredited) Second Citizen (uncredited)   See fewer
Fay McKenzie
Waitress (uncredited) Waitress (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank Moran
Ninth Guard (uncredited) Ninth Guard (uncredited)   See fewer
Bob Reeves
Convict (uncredited) Convict (uncredited)   See fewer
Barry Regan
Mechanic (uncredited) Mechanic (uncredited)   See fewer
William Ruhl
Third Guard (uncredited) Third Guard (uncredited)   See fewer
Dick Rush
Bailiff (uncredited) Bailiff (uncredited)   See fewer
Francis Sayles
Clerk (uncredited) Clerk (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles Sherlock
Guard (uncredited) Guard (uncredited)   See fewer
Edwin Stanley
Judge (uncredited) Judge (uncredited)   See fewer
Milburn Stone
Publicity man (uncredited) Publicity man (uncredited)   See fewer
Ben Taggart
Owner of Station (uncredited) Owner of Station (uncredited)   See fewer
Emmett Vogan
Barrow (uncredited) Barrow (uncredited)   See fewer
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