The Big Street
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 from a screenplay by Leonard Spigelgass.
Plot
The film focuses on busboy Augustus Pinkerton II, known as Little Pinks, and his relationship with a pretty but cold-hearted singer, Gloria Lyons, who is crippled in a fall after her boyfriend, New York City nightclub owner Case Ables, knocks her down a flight of stairs in a fit of jealousy. Left penniless by the expenses she incurs during a long convalescence, Gloria is forced to rely on the kindness of Pinks, who invites her to stay with him in his apartment.
More details
| author | Leonard Spigelgass |
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| contentLocation | Miami Miami metropolitan area New York City |
| director | Irving Reis |
| editor | William Hamilton |
| genre | drama |
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| musicBy | Roy Webb |
| producer | Damon Runyon |
| productionCompany | RKO Radio Pictures |
| publisher | RKO Radio Pictures |