Big City Blues (1932)

Seventy-two hours in the life of Indiana man Bud who inherits money and heads for New York City where his cousin Gibbony introduces him to chorus girl Vida for whom he falls. When a girl is... See full summary »

Director:

Mervyn LeRoy

Writers:

Ward Morehouse (play), Ward Morehouse (screenplay),

Stars:

Joan Blondell, Eric Linden, Jobyna Howland

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Joan Blondell	...	Vida Fleet
Eric Linden	...	Bud Reeves
Jobyna Howland	...	Mrs. Serena Cartlich
Ned Sparks	...	Mr. 'Stacky' Stackhouse
Guy Kibbee	...	Hummell, the House Detective
Grant Mitchell	...	Station Agent
Walter Catlett	...	Cousin 'Gibby' Gibboney
Inez Courtney	...	Faun
Thomas E. Jackson	...	Detective Quelkin (as Thomas Jackson)

Storyline

Seventy-two hours in the life of Indiana man Bud who inherits money and heads for New York City where his cousin Gibbony introduces him to chorus girl Vida for whom he falls. When a girl is killed by a drunk at a party in his hotel room, Bud is the chief suspect.

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Plot Keywords:

new york city | indiana | hotel | party | title from song | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Certificate:

Unrated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 September 1932 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros

Technical Specs

Runtime:

63 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Did You Know?

Trivia

The play, "New York Town" was copyrighted in 1932, but had no known performances.

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Connections

Featured in Great Performances: Bacall on Bogart (1988)

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Soundtracks

"New York Town"
(uncredited)
Written by Leo F. Forbstein

User Reviews

Early Effort by Some Future Stars

This comedy/drama from the olden days has quite a bit to recommend it.Young rube from Indiana moves to New York City,loses all his money,falls in love with a chorus girl(Joan Blondell),and attends a wild hotel party where the bathtub gin is flowing freely,all in the space of about 48 hours!Some interesting cinematography and that great 30's rapid-fire dialogue which seems to be a lost art these days.Joan Blondell has a very funny scene at a speakeasy craps table.Humphrey Bogart,who was still a starving actor himself at the time,appears briefly in an uncredited role,and as in most of his early roles,has that one moment of unleashed anger that served him so well in later years.Lots of fun.