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The Big Night(1951)
Status: Released
Date: 1951-12-07
68%
23 Votes
Time: 1h 15m
Love! Hate! Murder!
Overview:
A young man zigzags through the sordid vortex of downtown Los Angeles while seeking vengeance on the man that beat his father.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies:
Philip A. Waxman Productions Inc.
Movie: The Big Night
Top 10 Billed Cast
John Drew Barrymore
George La Main (as John Barrymore Jr.)
Preston Foster
Andy La Main
Joan Lorring
Marion Rostina
Howard St. John
Al Judge
Dorothy Comingore
Julie Rostina
Philip Bourneuf
Dr. James Cooper
Howland Chamberlain
Flanagan
Myron Healey
Kennealy
Emile Meyer
Peckinpaugh (as Emil Meyer)
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