Big City Blues
“It's Sweet and Hot!”
1932 · 1 h 3 min
Mervyn LeRoyCast
Joan Blondell 
Eric Linden Jobyna Howland 
Ned Sparks 
Guy Kibbee 
Grant Mitchell
Credits
Written by: Ward Morehouse
Plot
A young man from a small town comes to New York, and is caught up in a murder in a nightclub.
Sinekatalog’s take
Mervyn LeRoy's pre-Code drama, with Joan Blondell, Eric Linden and Humphrey Bogart, is fast and tough, with a good cast of Warner types.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.1 / 10 (1,054 votes)
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