Little Pinks is in love with a nightclub singer named Gloria. But it is a unrequited love as she does not know that he exists. Pinks is a shy busboy and Gloria only goes out with men who ...
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| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Henry Fonda | ... | Little Pinks | |
| Lucille Ball | ... | Gloria Lyons | |
| Barton MacLane | ... | Case Ables | |
| Eugene Pallette | ... | Nicely Nicely Johnson | |
| Agnes Moorehead | ... | Violette Shumberg | |
| Sam Levene | ... | Horsethief | |
| Ray Collins | ... | Professor B | |
| Marion Martin | ... | Mimi Venus | |
| William T. Orr | ... | Decatur Reed (as William Orr) | |
| George Cleveland | ... | Colonel Samuel Venus | |
| Vera Gordon | ... | Mrs. Lefkowitz | |
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Ozzie Nelson and Orchestra | ... | Night Club Orchestra |
| Ozzie Nelson | ... | Orchestra Leader | |
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Little Pinks is in love with a nightclub singer named Gloria. But it is a unrequited love as she does not know that he exists. Pinks is a shy busboy and Gloria only goes out with men who are loaded. When she tries to dump Case for richer Reed, Case dumps her down the stairs. After months of treatment, she will never walk, but Pinks is the only one who takes care of her. He pays all her bills and sends her flowers with unsigned cards. But to Gloria, he is nothing in her eyes. When she wants to leave New York for Florida, to be with the money set, he takes her. Written by Tony Fontana <tony.fontana@spacebbs.com>
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eating contest | busboy | nightclub performer | new york to florida trip | fortune hunter |Taglines:
Damon Runyon's thrill-packed story of Broadway . . . as only he could tell it ! See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
4 September 1942 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Damon Runyon's The Big Street See more »Filming Locations:
RKO Studios - 780 N. Gower Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »Company Credits
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Mono (RCA Sound System)Color:
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(1942)
Lyrics by Mort Greene
Music by Harry Revel
Performed by Lucille Ball at the New York nightclub (uncredited)
Reprised by her with Ozzie Nelson and Orchestra at the Florida nightclub (Vocals for Miss Ball by Martha Mears) (uncredited)
Played often in the score
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Trivia
Among the snacks available at Nicely Nicely's food stand are Amos 'n Andy candy bars, based on the popular radio show. See more »Quotes
Horsethief: Go over and see her. And make with the dialogue like Cary Grant makes with Ginger Rogers.See more »
Crazy Credits
Opening credits: "Loser's Lane --- the sidewalk in front of Mindy's Restaurant on Broadway-- is not as high-toned a trading center as Wall Street, but the brokers are a lot more colorful. Generally they prefer to put their money on a prizefight or horserace, but when the action slows, anything can happen and it usually does. Tonight, for example, the citizens of the Lane are discussing the latest contest in their usual quiet way --" See more »Soundtracks
Who Knows?(1942)
Lyrics by Mort Greene
Music by Harry Revel
Performed by Lucille Ball at the New York nightclub (uncredited)
Reprised by her with Ozzie Nelson and Orchestra at the Florida nightclub (Vocals for Miss Ball by Martha Mears) (uncredited)
Played often in the score
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I have always been thrilled to see Lucille Ball in the old Hollywood movies in which she starred many years before her stardom in the sitcom "I Love Lucy". She held the grace of the top stars at the time and I can certainly understand why Desi Arnaz fell madly in love with her after seeing this film. I sincerely believe that if you have never seen "The Big Street" then you have not seen Lucille Ball at her best. She was an incredibly talented Hollywood movie actress and I only regret that I hadn't discovered that sooner. This movie made me want to collect all of Lucy's old movies because this one was a real surprise for me! I loved Lucy before, but now I respect and appreciate her even more for being a survivor and holding her own among the likes of Grace Kelly and Greta Garbo. Lucy certainly was a bombshell in her day! See this movie and you will understand why. It will win over even the toughest critic.