| The Big Street | |
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 Original poster | |
| Directed by | Irving Reis |
| Screenplay by | Leonard Spigelgass |
| Based on | Little Pinks Collier's Weekly (1940) by Damon Runyon |
| Produced by | Damon Runyon |
| Starring | Henry Fonda Lucille Ball |
| Cinematography | Russell Metty |
| Edited by | William Hamilton |
| Music by | Roy Webb |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures (US) |
Release dates |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Big Street is a 1942 American drama film starring Henry Fonda and Lucille Ball, based on the 1940 short story "Little Pinks" by Damon Runyon, who also produced it. It was directed by Irving Reis[2][3] from a screenplay by Leonard Spigelgass.
The Big Street was a nickname for Broadway,[4] where this movie's plot starts, and where all of Runyon's stories take place.
- ^ "The Big Street: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved April 14, 2014.
- ^ Variety film review; August 5, 1942, page 27.
- ^ Harrison's Reports film review; August 8, 1942, page 128.
- ^ 1920s Fashion & Music, The Lurid History of Broadway in the 1920s; The term 'The Big Street' is used twice in this reference; In both of them it refers to 'The Broadway'.