Big Town (1950–1956)

"Big Town" was a long running and highly successful network radio series (1937- 1952) and film series ("I Cover the Underworld," "Underworld After Dark," and "Underworld Scandal") before ... See full summary »

Stars:

Patrick McVey, Mark Stevens, Jane Nigh

Cast

Series cast summary:
Patrick McVey	...	Steve Wilson (168 episodes, 1950-1954)
Mark Stevens	...	Steve Wilson (80 episodes, 1954-1956)

Storyline

"Big Town" was a long running and highly successful network radio series (1937- 1952) and film series ("I Cover the Underworld," "Underworld After Dark," and "Underworld Scandal") before becoming a hit television series. Shot in film-noir style, the series focused on the exploits of Steve Wilson and the staff of 'The Illustrated Press' newspaper as they reported on the important social issues of the day.

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Plot Keywords:

newspaper | reporter

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 October 1950 (USA)

Also Known As:

Byline Steve Wilson

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Gross-Krasne Productions, MS Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min 30 min (169 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

User Reviews

A story of a big city newspaper

A story of two reporters, Steve and Lorelei, working for a big city paper, Illustrated Press. The acting was good, so were the story lines. Not too bad for its day.