CinemaOSMovie · 1951 · 1h 15m
The Big Night

Love! Hate! Murder!

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A young man zigzags through the sordid vortex of downtown Los Angeles while seeking vengeance on the man that beat his father.

Directed byJoseph Losey

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 15m
Language
EN
Released
December 7, 1951
Studios
Philip A. Waxman Productions Inc.

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
John Drew Barrymore

John Drew Barrymore

George La Main (as John Barrymore Jr.)

Preston Foster

Preston Foster

Andy La Main

Joan Lorring

Joan Lorring

Marion Rostina

Howard St. John

Howard St. John

Al Judge

Dorothy Comingore

Dorothy Comingore

Julie Rostina

Philip Bourneuf

Philip Bourneuf

Dr. James Cooper

Howland Chamberlain

Howland Chamberlain

Flanagan

Myron Healey

Myron Healey

Kennealy

Emile Meyer

Emile Meyer

Peckinpaugh (as Emil Meyer)

Mauri Lynn

Singer, Terry Angeleus

Creative team
Directed by
Joseph Losey
Joseph Losey
Written by
Joseph Losey
Joseph Losey
Stanley Ellin
Produced by
Philip A. Waxman

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