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Big City Blues
It's Sweet and Hot!
Genres
ComedyDrama
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
63 min
Release Date
1932-09-18
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
11
Vote Average
5.3
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Joan Blondell
Vida Fleet
Eric Linden
Bud Reeves
Jobyna Howland
Mrs. Serena Cartlich
Ned Sparks
Mr. 'Stacky' Stackhouse
Guy Kibbee
Hummell
Grant Mitchell
Station Agent
Walter Catlett
Gibboney
Inez Courtney
Faun
Thomas E. Jackson
Detective Quelkin
Herman Bing
First Waiter (uncredited)
Humphrey Bogart
Shep Adkins (uncredited)
Wallis Clark
Chief of Police (uncredited)
Tom Dugan
Red, Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Josephine Dunn
Jackie DeVoe (uncredited)
Betty Gillette
Mabel (uncredited)
Eddie Graham
Bus Station Clerk (uncredited)
Selmer Jackson
Joe (uncredited)
John Kelly
Driver (uncredited)
Evalyn Knapp
Jo-Jo (uncredited)
Wilfred Lucas
Policeman (uncredited)
Eric Mayne
Musician in Speakeasy (uncredited)
Edward McWade
Baggage Master (uncredited)
Torben Meyer
Second Waiter (uncredited)
Geneva Mitchell
Gossip at 55 Club (uncredited)
Clarence Muse
Nightclub Singer (uncredited)
J. Carrol Naish
Bootlegger (uncredited)
Dennis O'Keefe
Dice Spectator (uncredited)
Henry Otho
Subway Guide (uncredited)
Walter Percival
Jim (uncredited)
Dick Powell
Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Harry Seymour
Reporter Telephoning (uncredited)
Gloria Shea
Agnes (uncredited)
Gertrude Sutton
Hotel Maid (uncredited)
Lyle Talbot
Len 'Lenny' Sully (uncredited)
Sheila Terry
Lorna St. Clair (uncredited)
Jack Wise
Speakeasy Patron (uncredited)
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