The Big Night

The Big Night

75 mins | Drama, Thriller | Dec. 7, 1951

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

75 mins | Drama, Thriller | Dec. 7, 1951

The Big Night
A young man zigzags through the sordid vortex of downtown Los Angeles while seeking vengeance on the man that beat his father.
IMDb rating 6.3
Producers Philip A. Waxman Productions Inc.
Original title The Big Night
Directors Joseph Losey
Writers Stanley Ellin, Joseph Losey, Hugo Butler, Ring Lardner, Jr.

Cast

John Drew Barrymore

as George La Main (as John Barrymore Jr.)

Preston Foster

as Andy La Main

Joan Lorring

as Marion Rostina

Howard St. John

as Al Judge

Dorothy Comingore

as Julie Rostina

Philip Bourneuf

as Dr. James Cooper

Howland Chamberlain

as Flanagan

Myron Healey

as Kennealy

Emile Meyer

as Peckinpaugh (as Emil Meyer)

Mauri Lynn

as Singer, Terry Angeleus

Robert Aldrich

as Ringsider at Fight (uncredited)