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Also known as Big Street

1942 film by Irving Reis

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5.8

Meek busboy Little Pinks is in love with an extremely selfish nightclub singer who despises and uses him.

Released: 1942-08-1388 minDir: Irving ReisRomance, Drama

Cast

  • Henry Fonda as Little Pinks
  • Lucille Ball as Gloria Lyons
  • Barton MacLane as Case Ables
  • Eugene Pallette as Nicely Nicely Johnson
  • Agnes Moorehead as Violette Shumberg
  • Sam Levene as Horsethief

Themes

  • miami, florida
  • one-sided love
  • unrequited love
  • busboy
  • falling down stairs
  • dependency
  • nightclub singer
  • woman in wheelchair
  • loss of legs
  • emotional support

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Ratings

IMDb

6.4/10

2,012 votes

Year
1942
Runtime
88 min
Genres
Drama, Music, Romance

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English language
Director
Irving Reis
Cast member
Sam Levene
Composer
Roy Webb
Producer
Damon Runyon
Production company
RKO Pictures
Cinematographer
Russell Metty
Narrative location
Miami
Duration
88
FilmAffinity ID
949071
Distribution format
video on demand
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publication date
1942-01-01
title
The Big Street
production designer
Albert S. D'Agostino
costume designer
Renié
film editor
William Hamilton
Commons category
The Big Street (film)
distributed by
Netflix
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