Big Town (1947 film)
| Big Town | |
|---|---|
William H. Pine William C. Thomas | |
| Starring | Phillip Reed Hillary Brooke Robert Lowery Veda Ann Borg Byron Barr Charles Arnt |
| Cinematography | Fred Jackman Jr. |
| Edited by | Howard A. Smith |
| Music by | Darrell Calker |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Big Town is a 1947 American
William C. Thomas and written by Daniel Mainwaring and Maxwell Shane. The film stars Phillip Reed, Hillary Brooke, Robert Lowery, Veda Ann Borg, Byron Barr and Charles Arnt. The first in a series of four films based on the long-running radio program Big Town, it was released on May 23, 1947 by Paramount Pictures.[1][2][3]
Plot
 | This article needs a plot summary. (November 2018) |
Cast
- Phillip Reed as Steve Wilson
- Hillary Brooke as Lorelei Kilbourne
- Robert Lowery as Pete Ryan
- Veda Ann Borg as Vivian LeRoy
- Byron Barr as Vance Crane
- Charles Arnt as Amos Peabody
- Nana Bryant as Mrs. Crane
- Roy Gordon as Editor Post
- Eddie Parks as Gerald Meeker
- Nella Walker as Mrs. Johannsen
- Thomas E. Jacksonas Police Chief Berkley
Production
Pine Thomas bought film rights in 1945 intended to make two films a year in the series.[4]
The script was written by
Build My Gallows High."[5]
Comic book adaptation
- Fiction House Movie Comics #1 (December 1946)[6][7]
See also
- Big Town radio series
References
- ^ "Big Town (1947) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
- ^ Hal Erickson. "Big Town (1947) - William C. Thomas | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related". AllMovie. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
- ^ "Big Town". Afi.com. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
- ^ "Variety (July 1945)". 1945.
- ^ McGilligan, Pat, ed. (1997). Backstory 2: Interviews with Screenwriters of the 1940s and 1950s. University of California Press. pp. 196–197.
- ^ "Fiction House Movie Comics #1". Grand Comics Database.
- ^ Fiction House Movie Comics #1 at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
