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19871h 49mREnglish

The Big Town

Lady luck is always on his side. Tonight, she's on fire.

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It is 1957. J.C. Cullen is a young man from a small town, with a talent for winning at craps, who leaves for the big city to work as a professional gambler. While there, he breaks the bank at a private craps game at the Gem Club, owned by George Cole, and falls in love with two women, one of them Cole's wife.

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DirectorBen Bolt

Keywords

chicago, illinoisbased on novel or bookgangsterstrippergamblercraps1950s
Box Office$2M

Cast

Matt Dillon as J.C. Cullen

Matt Dillon

J.C. Cullen

Diane Lane as Lorry Dane

Diane Lane

Lorry Dane

Tommy Lee Jones as George Cole

Tommy Lee Jones

George Cole

Bruce Dern as M. Edwards

Bruce Dern

M. Edwards

Lee Grant as Ferguson Edwards

Lee Grant

Ferguson Edwards

Tom Skerritt as Phil Carpenter

Tom Skerritt

Phil Carpenter

Suzy Amis as Aggie Donaldson

Suzy Amis

Aggie Donaldson

David Marshall Grant as Sonny Binkley

David Marshall Grant

Sonny Binkley

Don Francks as Carl Hooker

Don Francks

Carl Hooker

Del Close as Deacon Daniels

Del Close

Deacon Daniels