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The Big City

The Big City

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Status

Released

Release Date

Mar 23, 1928

Runtime

1h 10m

Genres

Drama, Crime

Original Title

The Big City

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Director

Tod Browning

Description

Gangster boss Chuck Collins, despite his ruthlessness, is a basically decent fellow. Collins is plagued by a rival gang, led by deceptively boyish Curly, who has been stealing jewelry from the rich and famous. Our "hero" tricks the other crooks into turning the gems over to him, intending to use them for his own profit (he throws the cops off track by hiding jewels in a plate of spaghetti!) But sweet heroine Sunshine eventually persuades Collins and his cohorts to turn honest.