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It is 1957. J.C. Cullen is a young man from a small town, with a talent for winning at craps, who leaves for the big city to work as a professional gambler. While there, he breaks the bank at a private craps game at the Gem Club, owned by George Cole, and falls in love with two women, one of them Cole's wife. Infuriated, Cole wagers everything on the craps table, including the Gem Club itself, and he and Cullen have it out. Written by
Brian C. Madsen <bcmmovies@earthlink.net>
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Lady luck is always on his side. Tonight, she's on fire.
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Although set in 1957, when J.C. and Aggie get off the street car, there is an '80s model Cadillac in the street behind them, followed by another late-model car.
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Quotes
George Cole:
Cullen, you're gonna pay for this!
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Connections
Referenced in
Ha-Kluv (1991)
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Soundtracks
"SHAKE, RATTLE AND ROLL"
Written by
Charles F. Calhoun
Performed by
Big Joe Turner
Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp.
By Arrangement with Warner Special Products
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"The Big Town" tells of a small town man (Dillon) with a knack for shooting craps who goes to Chicago to seek his fortune. The film has an excellent cast and all of the story elements required to make a good film. However, tv director Bolt doesn't manage to accomplish that goal as the film is sorely lacking in style, artistry, cohesion, and vision. Instead we see talented performers mechanically going from set to set resulting in an ordinary film product which is flawed, full of incongruities, and not equal to the sum of its parts. An okay watch for Dillon fans now on cable.