The Big Town
“Lady luck is always on his side. Tonight, she's on fire.”
1987•R•1h 49m•5.6•Released
DramaRomance
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.
Director
Ben Bolt
Writer
Robert Roy Pool
Revenue
$2M
Languages
English
Studio
Albacore Productions Inc.
Cast
Matt Dillon
J.C. Cullen
Diane Lane
Lorry Dane
Tommy Lee Jones
George Cole
Bruce Dern
M. Edwards
Lee Grant
Ferguson Edwards
Tom Skerritt
Phil Carpenter
Suzy Amis
Aggie Donaldson
David Marshall Grant
Sonny Binkley
Don Francks
Carl Hooker
Del Close
Deacon Daniels
Meg Hogarth
Dorothy Cullen
Cherry Jones
Ginger McDonald
Alvaro D'Antonio
Prager
David James Elliott
Cool Guy
Steve Yorke
Garage Boy
Production
Company
Albacore Productions Inc.
Company
Columbia Pictures
Producer
Martin Ransohoff
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