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The Big Street

Starring: Henry Fonda Director: Irving Reis
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Item Number: XC 7823D
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DVD Features:

  • Full Frame - 1.33
  • Audio:

 Mono 1.0 English

Product Description:

Runyon's Times Square world of con men and hustlers populate the background in this tragi-comic romance, produced by Runyon himself. Unusual roles for Fonda and Ball as an innocent busboy named Little Pinks and Gloria, a glamorous nightclub singer. Hard-as-nails and dollar-wise, Gloria spurns the smitten busboy, but when an accident confines her to a wheelchair, Gloria is forced to turn to Little Pinks for help.

Plot Synopsis:

This tragi-comic romance, based on a Damon Runyon story, takes place in a world of gangsters and Broadway glitz. An innocent busboy named Little Pinks falls for Gloria, a glamorous nightclub singer. Hard-as-nails and dollar-wise, Gloria arrogantly spurns the smitten young man. But when an accident confines her to a wheelchair for life, Gloria is forced to turn to Little Pinks for help. In the process she discovers the meaning of love.

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Crime | Gangs | Organized Crime | Romance

Production Notes:

  • The Turner videocassette is part of the "RKO Collection."

Cast and Crew:

Starring Henry Fonda
Directed by Irving Reis
Produced by Damon Runyon
Edited by William Hamilton
Screenwriting by Leonard Spigelgass
Composition by Roy Webb
Director of Photography Russell Metty
Production Design by Albert S. D'Agostino
Performer Lucille Ball, Agnes Moorehead, Barton Maclane, Eugene Pallette, Sam Levene, Ray Collins, Marion Martin, William Orr, George Cleveland, Hans Conried & Vera Gordon

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DVD Details:

  • Format: DVD
  • Genre: Drama
  • Label: Turner Home Ent
  • Originally Released in: 1942
  • Rated: Not Rated
  • Run Time: 1 hours, 28 minutes
  • Video: Black & White
  • Region: Region 1 encoding; USA & Canada.
  • Release Date: June 19, 2007
  • OLDIES.com Sales Rank: 8,371
  • Item Number: XC 7823D
  • UPC: 053939782325
  • Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx); Counts as 1 item for International Shipping.

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