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The Big Town
Lady luck is always on his side. Tonight, she's on fire.
Genres
DramaRomance
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$1733017
Runtime
109 min
Release Date
1987-09-25
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
52
Vote Average
5.548
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
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
Chris Owens
Garage Boy
Sean McCann
Roy McMullin
Kevin Fox
Boss's Son
Marc Strange
Madigan
Don Lake
Patsy Fuqua
Angelo Rizacos
Harold
Chris Benson
Shooter
Gary Farmer
Duke
Diego Matamoros
Sid
Sarah Polley
Christy Donaldson
Kirsten Bishop
Adele
Kenneth McGregor
Bartender
Viki Matthews
Gem Club Dancer
Cherie McGroarty
Gem Club Dancer
Sandy Czapiewski
Gem Club Dancer
Marie Siebert
Gem Club Dancer
Julie Conte
Gem Club Dancer
A.C. Peterson
Doorman
Sam Malkin
Bernstein
Robert Morelli
Sideburns
Layne Coleman
Murphy
Lolita Davidovich
Black Lace Stripper
William Colgate
Gem Club Gambler
William Forrest MacDonald
Gem Club Gambler
Len Doncheff
Gem Club Gambler
Michael Caruana
Gem Club Gambler
Richard Comar
Gem Club Gambler
Lubomir Mykytiuk
Gem Club Gambler
Robert Ramsay Collins
Gem Club Gambler
Errol Slue
Friendly Guy
Gerry Pearson
Baptist Preacher
Hugo Dann
Elmo
John Evans
Marvin Brown
J. Winston Carroll
Detective
Diane Gordon
Mrs. Rogers
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