The Big Street
“Take it from me... A Girl's Best Friend is a Dollar!”
1942 · 1 h 28 min
Irving ReisCast
Henry Fonda 
Lucille Ball 
Barton MacLane 
Eugene Pallette 
Agnes Moorehead 
Sam Levene
Credits
Written by: Leonard Spigelgass
Plot
Meek busboy Little Pinks is in love with an extremely selfish nightclub singer and takes care of her when she is paralyzed.
Sinekatalog’s take
Irving Reis's Damon Runyon adaptation, with Henry Fonda and Lucille Ball, is sentimental, with a strong dramatic turn by Ball.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.4 / 10 (2,036 votes)
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