Big City (1937 film)

Big City
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Frank Borzage
Produced by	Frank Borzage Norman Krasna
Written by	Norman Krasna Dore Schary Hugo Butler
Starring	Luise Rainer Spencer Tracy
Music by	William Axt
Cinematography	Joseph Ruttenberg
Edited by	Fredrick Y. Smith
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release dates	September 3, 1937
Running time	80 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$621,000[1]
Box office	$1,601,000[1]

Big City is a 1937 drama film directed by Frank Borzage and starring Spencer Tracy. The film was also released as Skyscraper Wilderness.^[2]

Plot

Joe Benton (Spencer Tracy) and his wife Anna (Luise Rainer) are suspected of starting a taxi war. Although innocent, they are blamed for everything that has happened and the officials demand that Anna be deported from the United States. While trying to prove their innocence, the couple feels forced to hide.

The film also casts a number of popular sports figures including Jack Dempsey, Jim Thorpe, and James J. Jeffries in minor comic roles.

Cast

• Luise Rainer as Anna Benton
• Spencer Tracy as Joe Benton
• Charley Grapewin as Robert, the Mayor
• Janet Beecher as Sophie Sloane
• Eddie Quillan as Mike Edwards
• Victor Varconi as Paul Roya
• Oscar O'Shea as John C. Andrews
• John Arledge as Bud

Box Office

According to MGM records the film earned $906,000 in the US and Canada and $695,000 elsewhere resulting in a profit of $462,000.^[1]

References

1. The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
2. The Great Depression in America by William H. Young, Nancy K. Young. p.560

External links

• Big City at the American Film Institute Catalog
• Big City at the Internet Movie Database