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Big Town (film)
The Big Town may refer to: * The Big Town (1925 film), ''The Big Town'' (1925 film), an American short silent comedy film * The Big Town (1987 film), ''The Big Town'' (1987 film), an American drama film * Big Town (1932 film), ''Big Town'' (1932 film), an American crime film * Big Town (1947 film), ''Big Town'' (1947 film), an American crime film * ''Big Town'', a radio drama series, later adapted to film and television and a comic book * Big Town (song), "Big Town" (song), a 1990 song by The Big Dish * "Big Town", a song by OMD from the album ''Sugar Tax (album), Sugar Tax'' * Big Town (TV series), 1955 American TV series * ''Big Town (American TV series)'', 1950-1956 American TV series {{DEFAULTSORT:Big Town, The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Big Town (1925 Film)
''The Big Town'' is a 1925 American short film, short silent film, silent comedy film directed by Robert F. McGowan. It was the 34th ''Our Gang'' short subject to be released. Plot The gang is playing around the railroad yard when a fire breaks out. They hide in a railroad car and get trapped. The next morning they find out they have arrived in New York City. They soon are enjoying the sites, visiting the Brooklyn Bridge, the Statue of Liberty, and taking a sightseeing bus for a joyride, where they are finally caught by the police. A police officer is assigned to take the gang back home on a train. They scatter the entomologist's bugs around the sleeper car during the night, and order exotic foods for breakfast. They eventually arrive back home where their mothers greet them with a spanking. Cast The Gang * Joe Cobb – Joe * Jackie Condon – Jackie * Mickey Daniels – Mickey * Allen Hoskins – Farina * Eugene Jackson – Pineapple * Mary Kornman – Mary Additional cast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Big Town (1987 Film)
''The Big Town'' is a 1987 American neo-noir thriller film about a young man who comes to the big city to work as a professional gambler, in the process becoming romantically involved with two women—one of whom is already married. The film was directed by Ben Bolt and Harold Becker (uncredited) and it stars Matt Dillon, Diane Lane, and Tommy Lee Jones. Plot In 1957, J. C. Cullen is a small-town crapshooter who heads to Chicago, Illinois, to seek his fortune. There he becomes the pawn of two high-rolling professional gamblers, Mr. and Mrs. Edwards. He later gets mixed-up in a revenge scheme cooked up by Lorry Dane, the embittered stripper wife of strip-joint owner George Cole. Before he knows what's happened, Cullen is embroiled in two torrid romances: one with Dane and the other with nice girl Aggie Donaldson. He also nearly loses his life by ending up in the middle of a deadly feud between Edwards, Cole, and Phil Carpenter, the man Mr. Edwards accuses of causing him to lose ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Town (1932 Film)
''Big Town'' is a 1932 American crime film directed by Arthur Hoerl and starring Lester Vail, Frances Dade and John Miltern. It was made by Hoerl's own Trojan Pictures in New York City along with another film '' The Shadow Laughs''.Koszarski p.302 A second feature, it was distributed in Britain by Universal Pictures Universal City Studios LLC, doing business as Universal Pictures (also known as Universal Studios or simply Universal), is an American filmmaking, film production and film distribution, distribution company headquartered at the 10 Universal Ci .... Plot A hard-drinking newspaper reporter plans to pay criminal for information about the mob, but finds the man murdered when he gets to the rendezvous. Cast * Lester Vail as James Wyley * Frances Dade as Patricia Holman * John Miltern as Frederick Holman * Geoffrey Bryant as Bob Reilly * Edith Broder as Mrs. Reilly * Diane Bori as Etheline * Alan Brooks as Chalmers * Bernard Randall as Deipp * Tom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Town (1947 Film)
''Big Town'' is a 1947 American crime film directed by William C. Thomas and written by Daniel Mainwaring and Maxwell Shane. The film stars Phillip Reed, Hillary Brooke, Robert Lowery, Veda Ann Borg, Byron Barr and Charles Arnt. The first in a series of four films based on the long-running radio program '' Big Town'', it was released on May 23, 1947 by Paramount Pictures. Plot Cast * Phillip Reed as Steve Wilson * Hillary Brooke as Lorelei Kilbourne * Robert Lowery as Pete Ryan * Veda Ann Borg as Vivian LeRoy * Byron Barr as Vance Crane * Charles Arnt as Amos Peabody *Nana Bryant as Mrs. Crane *Roy Gordon as Editor Post *Eddie Parks as Gerald Meeker * Nella Walker as Mrs. Johannsen * Thomas E. Jackson as Police Chief Berkley Production Pine Thomas bought film rights in 1945 intended to make two films a year in the series. The script was written by Daniel Mainwaring who later recalled, "Bill Thomas of Pine and Thomas, who made very small and very bad pictures at Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Town
''Big Town'' is a popular long-running radio drama featuring a corruption-fighting newspaper editor initially played from 1937 to 1942 by Edward G. Robinson in his first radio role, with echoes of the conscience-stricken tabloid editor he had played in the film '' Five Star Final''. Edward Pawley played the lead role longer, 1943–52, in plots that made the editor more of a hands-on crime-fighter. During the later Pawley years, Big Town was adapted to film and television series, and a comic book published by DC Comics. Radio The radio program aired from October 19, 1937, to June 25, 1952. It was produced by William N. Robson and Crane Wilbur, and written by Jerry McGill. Theme music was by Fran Frey. Edward G. Robinson had the lead role of Steve Wilson, crusading editor of the ''Illustrated Press'', from 1937 to 1943. Claire Trevor was Wilson's reporter sidekick "Lorelei," with Ona Munson taking over that role in 1939. The female lead evolved from the initial script's desc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Town (song)
"Big Town" is a song by Scottish pop band The Big Dish, released on 25 February 1991 as the second single from their third and final studio album, ''Satellites''. The song was written by Steven Lindsay and produced by Warne Livesey. For its release as a single, "Big Town" was remixed by Livesey and The Big Dish. East West considered the single to be one of their "priority releases" at the time. As the follow-up to the band's top 40 hit "Miss America", "Big Town" peaked at No. 94 in the UK Singles Chart and remained in the Top 100 for two weeks. It was the band's last entry in the UK Top 100. Critical reception On its release, Tim Peacock of '' Sounds'' praised "Big Town" as "a sure-fire hit pop choon", "the most brazenly obvious 45 choice" from ''Satellites'' and a track which "falls happily to the correct side of the scything stadium rock machine". He commented, "Pepped up by brass and lashings of girly harmonies, the chorus is smooth and confident, while Lindsay's voice attai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sugar Tax (album)
''Sugar Tax'' is the eighth studio album by English electronic band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD), released on 7 May 1991 by Virgin Records. It was the group's first studio album since 1986's ''The Pacific Age'', and the first of three recorded without co-founder Paul Humphreys, who had departed in 1989. Featuring singer Andy McCluskey alongside a new backing band, ''Sugar Tax'' leans towards the then-prevalent dance-pop genre, with McCluskey's songwriting at times being influenced by the breakdown of his relationship with Humphreys. ''Sugar Tax'' has provoked mixed responses from critics since its release, being described as both the equal of OMD's seminal ''Architecture & Morality'' (1981), and a "forgettable" entry in the group's catalogue. It nevertheless became one of the band's biggest commercial successes, peaking at number three on the UK Albums Chart and selling three million copies by 2007. The record spawned four singles, including the UK top-10 hits " Sail ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Town (TV Series)
''Big Town'' is a popular long-running radio drama featuring a corruption-fighting newspaper editor initially played from 1937 to 1942 by Edward G. Robinson in his first radio role, with echoes of the conscience-stricken tabloid editor he had played in the film '' Five Star Final''. Edward Pawley played the lead role longer, 1943–52, in plots that made the editor more of a hands-on crime-fighter. During the later Pawley years, Big Town was adapted to film and television series, and a comic book published by DC Comics. Radio The radio program aired from October 19, 1937, to June 25, 1952. It was produced by William N. Robson and Crane Wilbur, and written by Jerry McGill. Theme music was by Fran Frey. Edward G. Robinson had the lead role of Steve Wilson, crusading editor of the ''Illustrated Press'', from 1937 to 1943. Claire Trevor was Wilson's reporter sidekick "Lorelei," with Ona Munson taking over that role in 1939. The female lead evolved from the initial script's desc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
