Big City Blues (1932 film)
- Big City Blues (1932 film)
Infobox_Film
name = Big City Blues
caption = Theatrical Poster
writer = Play:
Ward Morehouse
Screenplay:
Lillie Hayward
starring = Joan Blondell
Eric Linden
director = Mervyn LeRoy
producer =
music =
cinematography = James Van Trees
editing = Ray Curtiss
distributor = Warner Bros.
released = September 10, 1932
runtime = 63 minutes
country = United States
language = English
budget =
amg_id =
imdb_id = 0022676|
"Big City Blues" is a 1932 Warner Bros. drama film directed by Mervyn LeRoy. The story is based on the play by Ward Morehouse and the film stars Joan Blondell.
Plot
Bud Reeves is an innocent young man who once lived in a small town. After inheriting money, he moves to New York City where he meets his cousin Gibby. He introduces him to chorus girl Vida Fleet, who he falls in love with. Troubles start to come when they decide to throw a party where a woman is killed after accidentally being hit on her head. Bud and Vita try to escape from the police and after arresting everybody, the real killer is soon revealed. Bud immediately goes back to his home in Indiana, but wants to go back to New York to marry Vita.
Cast
* Joan Blondell as Vida Fleet
* Eric Linden as Bud Reeves
* Jobyna Howland as Mrs. Serena Cartlich
* Ned Sparks as Mr. 'Stacky' Stackhouse
* Guy Kibbee as Hummell, the House Detective
* Grant Mitchell as Station Agent
* Walter Catlett as Cousin 'Gibby' Gibboney
* Inez Courtney as Faun
* Humphrey Bogart as Shep Adkins
* Josephine Dunn as Jackie DeVoe
* Dick Powell as Radio Announcer
External links
*imdb title|id=0022676|title=Big City Blues
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