The Big Street

The Big Street (1942)

  • 63% of users liked it
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Lucille Ball delivers the finest dramatic performance of her career in this satisfying adaptation of Damon Runyon's The Big Street. Ball is cast as Gloria, aka "Your Highness," the vain and thoroughly selfish star attraction of gangster Case Ables' (Barton MacLaine) New York nightclub. Henry Fonda… More

G, 1 hr. 28 min.
Directed By
Irving Reis
Written By
Leonard Spigelgass
Genres
Drama, Romance, Classics
In Theaters
Sep 4, 1942 Wide
On DVD
Jun 19, 2007

Critic Reviews

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    A dispiriting tale.

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  • jay n


    Henry is such a doormat in this you just want to shake him but a very fine supporting cast make it worthwhile and Lucy is mesmerizing in a completely atypical role.

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