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Big City Blues is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed by Mervyn LeRoy and distributed by Warner Bros. The film is based on the play New York Town by Ward Morehouse and stars Joan Blondell and Eric Linden, with uncredited early appearances by Humphrey Bogart and Lyle Talbot.
Big City Blues: Directed by Mervyn LeRoy. With Joan Blondell, Eric Linden, Jobyna Howland, Ned Sparks. Young man from small town moves to New York City looking for better life.
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- Comedy, Drama
- Mervyn LeRoy
- 1932-09-18
Shot in April 1932, based on an unproduced play by Ward Morehouse called New York Town, and directed by Mervyn LeRoy, Big City Blues tells the tale of Bud, a small-town boy from Hooperstown, Indiana (played by Eric Linden) who takes an inheritance and goes to New York City.
- Mervyn Leroy
- Joan Blondell
Synopsis After receiving a modest inheritance, Bud Reeves (Eric Linden) leaves his small Indiana town for New York City, where he joins his cousin Gibby (Walter Catlett). Gibby throws a party ...
- Drama
- Joan Blondell
- Mervyn Leroy
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Big City Blues (1932) On his first wide-eyed night in New York, a small town boy (Eric Linden) falls in with a mob of showgirls and hustlers who leave him to take a murder rap after a wild party. Joan Blondell takes pity on him—or maybe she’s falling in love—and leads him through woods in this pulpy pre-Code quickie.
An Indiana boy comes into an inheritance and moves to New York City, living it up with his girlfriend until he gets in over his head and someone gets killed. Big City Blues (1932) directed by Mervyn LeRoy • Reviews, film + cast • Letterboxd