The Big Guy is a 1939 American drama crime film directed by Arthur Lubin starring Victor McLaglen and Jackie Cooper.[1][2]
| The Big Guy | |
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| Directed by | Arthur Lubin |
| Written by | Lester Cole |
| Produced by | Burt Kelly |
| Starring | Victor McLaglen Jackie Cooper |
| Cinematography | Elwood Bredell |
| Edited by | Philip Cahn |
| Music by | Hans J. Salter Frank Skinner |
Production company | Universal Pictures |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 78 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
editA prison warden (Victor McLaglen) can either keep loot for his family or save an innocent youth (Jackie Cooper) condemned to die.
Cast
edit- Victor McLaglen as Warden Bill Whitlock
- Jackie Cooper as Jimmy Hutchins
- Ona Munson as Mary Whitlock
- Peggy Moran as Joan Lawson
- Edward Brophy as Dippy
- Jonathan Hale as Jack Lang
- Russell Hicks as Lawson
- Wallis Clark as District Attorney
- Alan Davis as Joe
- Murray Alper as Williams
- Edward Pawley as Buckhart
- George McKay as Buzz Miller
Production
editUniversal had been looking for a project to team Victor McLaglen and Jackie Cooper for some months. This was the script chosen. It was originally called No Power On Earth and it was announced in September 1939.[3][4]
Filming started in October 1939 and ended in November.[5] Lubin's work on the film got him the job of Black Friday which started shooting in December.[6]
References
edit- ^ 'The big guy'. (1940, Feb 23). The Christian Science Monitor
- ^ Vagg, Stephen (14 September 2019). "The Cinema of Arthur Lubin". Diabolique Magazine.
- ^ DRAMA: Dramatic Subject to Star McLaglen, Cooper Schallert, Edwin. Los Angeles Times26 Sep 1939: A17.
- ^ SCREEN NEWS HERE AND IN HOLLYWOOD New York Times 26 Sep 1939: 29
- ^ DRAMA: Taylor Gets Plum Role of Alexander Hamilton Schallert, Edwin. Los Angeles Times 15 Nov 1939: A12.
- ^ DRAMA: Orson Welles to Star in 'Smiler With Knife' Los Angeles Times 14 Dec 1939: 13.
External links
edit- The Big Guy at IMDb
- The Big Guy at BFI
- Review of film at Variety
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