The Big Town

1h 49min

Drama

Romance

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.

Production Companies

Albacore Productions Inc.

Columbia Pictures

Cast

Matt Dillon

Matt Dillon

J.C. Cullen
Diane Lane

Diane Lane

Lorry Dane
Tommy Lee Jones

Tommy Lee Jones

George Cole
Bruce Dern

Bruce Dern

M. Edwards
Lee Grant

Lee Grant

Ferguson Edwards
Tom Skerritt

Tom Skerritt

Phil Carpenter
Suzy Amis

Suzy Amis

Aggie Donaldson
Don Francks

Don Francks

Carl Hooker
Del Close

Del Close

Deacon Daniels
Meg Hogarth

Meg Hogarth

Dorothy Cullen
Cherry Jones

Cherry Jones

Ginger McDonald
Steve Yorke

Steve Yorke

Garage Boy
Chris Owens

Chris Owens

Garage Boy
Sean McCann

Sean McCann

Roy McMullin
Kevin Fox

Kevin Fox

Boss's Son
Don Lake

Don Lake

Patsy Fuqua
Sarah Polley

Sarah Polley

Christy Donaldson
Viki Matthews

Viki Matthews

Gem Club Dancer
Cherie McGroarty

Cherie McGroarty

Gem Club Dancer
Sandy Czapiewski

Sandy Czapiewski

Gem Club Dancer
Marie Siebert

Marie Siebert

Gem Club Dancer
Julie Conte

Julie Conte

Gem Club Dancer
Sam Malkin

Sam Malkin

Bernstein
Lolita Davidovich

Lolita Davidovich

Black Lace Stripper
William Colgate

William Colgate

Gem Club Gambler
Len Doncheff

Len Doncheff

Gem Club Gambler
Michael Caruana

Michael Caruana

Gem Club Gambler
Richard Comar

Richard Comar

Gem Club Gambler
Lubomir Mykytiuk

Lubomir Mykytiuk

Gem Club Gambler
Robert Ramsay Collins

Robert Ramsay Collins

Gem Club Gambler
Errol Slue

Errol Slue

Friendly Guy
Gerry Pearson

Gerry Pearson

Baptist Preacher
John Evans

John Evans

Marvin Brown
Diane Gordon

Diane Gordon

Mrs. Rogers

Release date

25th Sep 1987

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English