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The Big Night

Joseph Losey

1951 • 1h 15m

A young man zigzags through the sordid vortex of downtown Los Angeles while seeking vengeance on the man that beat his father.

The Big Night

Cast

John Drew Barrymore

John Drew BarrymoreGeorge La Main (as John Barrymore Jr.)

Preston Foster

Preston FosterAndy La Main

Joan Lorring

Joan LorringMarion Rostina

Howard St. John

Howard St. JohnAl Judge

Dorothy Comingore

Dorothy ComingoreJulie Rostina

Philip Bourneuf

Philip BourneufDr. James Cooper

Howland Chamberlain

Howland ChamberlainFlanagan

Myron Healey

Myron HealeyKennealy

Emile Meyer

Emile MeyerPeckinpaugh (as Emil Meyer)

Mauri LynnSinger, Terry Angeleus

Robert Aldrich

Robert AldrichRingsider at Fight

Crew

Joseph Losey

Joseph LoseyDirector

Ring Lardner, Jr.

Ring Lardner, Jr.Screenplay

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