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{{Short description|1948 film by Norman Taurog}}
{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
| name = Big City
| name = Big City
| image = Big City 1948 poster.jpg
| image_size =
| image =
| caption = Film poster
| caption =
| director = [[Norman Taurog]]
| director = [[Norman Taurog]]
| producer = [[Joe Pasternak]]
| producer = [[Joe Pasternak]]
| screenplay = [[Anne Morrison Chapin]]<br>[[Whitfield Cook]]<br>[[Aben Kandel]] (additional dialogue)<br>Nanette Kutner (adaptation)
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| writer =
| story = [[Miklos Laszlo]]
| based on =
| starring = [[Margaret O'Brien]]<br>[[Robert Preston]] <br>[[Danny Thomas]]
| starring = [[Margaret O'Brien]]<br>[[Robert Preston (actor)|Robert Preston]] <br>[[Danny Thomas]]<br>[[George Murphy]]<br>[[Betty Garrett]]<br>[[Edward Arnold (actor)|Edward Arnold]]
| music = Lothar Perl<br>[[Albert Richard Sendrey|Albert Sendrey]]<br>[[George Stoll]]
| music =
| cinematography =
| cinematography = [[Robert Surtees (cinematographer)|Robert Surtees]]
| editing =
| editing = [[Gene Ruggiero]]
| distributor = [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]]
| studio = [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]]
| distributor = [[Loews Cineplex Entertainment|Loew's Inc.]]
| released = 1948
| runtime =
| released = {{Film date|1948|03|25}}
| country = [[United States]]
| runtime = 103 minutes
| language = [[English language|English]]
| country = United States
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| language = English
| budget = $1,725,000<ref name="Mannix">{{Citation | title = The Eddie Mannix Ledger | publisher = Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study | place = Los Angeles}}.</ref>
| budget = $1,725,000<ref name="Mannix">{{Citation | title = The Eddie Mannix Ledger | publisher = Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study | place = Los Angeles}}.</ref>
| gross = $1,399,000<ref name="Mannix"/>
| gross = $1,399,000<ref name="Mannix"/>
| preceded_by =
| followed_by =
}}
}}
'''''Big City''''' is a 1948 American [[drama film]] directed by [[Norman Taurog]] and starring [[Margaret O'Brien]], [[Robert Preston (actor)|Robert Preston]] and [[Danny Thomas]].
'''''Big City''''' is a 1948 film.

==Plot==
An abandoned infant is discovered in [[New York City]] by a cantor, David Feldman, and a minister, Rev. Phillip Andrews, who consult police officer Pat O'Donnell about what to do. Taking in the baby girl and naming her Midge, the three unmarried men seek legal custody in the courtroom of Judge Martin O. Abercrombie, who is agreeable on one condition—the first man to marry will become sole legal guardian of the girl.

At school after she's a few years older, Midge is teased by others for her unusual family situation. Even her teacher, Florence Barrett, does not approve of a child being raised without a mother. To alleviate her concerns, the men invite Florence to an evening at their home, where even Midge becomes happier about the way she is being brought up.

David falls in love with Florence and hopes to propose marriage. Pat, who has been seeing the extroverted singer "Shoo Shoo" Grady, elopes with her. The two clergymen are unsure that Shoo Shoo would be a proper parent for their child. It is left up to the judge, who gives careful consideration to everyone's concerns, then solves the problem by withdrawing his condition about marriage, permitting all three men to share fatherly responsibilities to Midge equally.

==Cast==
* [[Margaret O'Brien]] as Midge
* [[Robert Preston (actor)|Robert Preston]] as Rev. Andrews
* [[Danny Thomas]] as Cantor Feldman
* [[George Murphy]] as Pat O'Donnell
* [[Karin Booth]] as Florence Bartlett
* [[Edward Arnold (actor)|Edward Arnold]] as Judge Abercrombie
* [[Butch Jenkins]] as Lewis Keller
* [[Betty Garrett]] as "Shoo Shoo" Grady
* [[Lotte Lehmann]] as Mama Feldman
* [[Stanley Blystone]] as Mike (uncredited)
* [[Heinie Conklin]] as Barfly (uncredited)
* [[Frank Mayo (actor)|Frank Mayo]] as Lawyer (uncredited)

==Reception==
==Reception==
According to MGM records the movie was not a hit, earning $910,000 in the US and Canada and $489,000 elsewhere, making a loss to the studio of $850,000.<ref name="Mannix"/>
According to MGM records the movie was not a hit, earning $910,000 in the US and Canada and $489,000 elsewhere, making a loss to the studio of $850,000.<ref name="Mannix"/>
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0040159/ ''Big City''] at [[IMDB]]
*{{IMDb title|0040159|Big City}}
*[http://www.tcm.turner.com/this-month/article/334103|342207/Big-City.html ''Big City''] at [[TCMDB]]
*[http://www.tcm.turner.com/this-month/article/334103|342207/Big-City.html ''Big City''] at [[TCMDB]]
* {{AFI film}}
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{{Norman Taurog}}

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[[Category:Films set in New York City]]
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Latest revision as of 15:39, 6 July 2024

Big City
Film poster
Directed byNorman Taurog
Screenplay byAnne Morrison Chapin
Whitfield Cook
Aben Kandel (additional dialogue)
Nanette Kutner (adaptation)
Story byMiklos Laszlo
Produced byJoe Pasternak
StarringMargaret O'Brien
Robert Preston
Danny Thomas
George Murphy
Betty Garrett
Edward Arnold
CinematographyRobert Surtees
Edited byGene Ruggiero
Music byLothar Perl
Albert Sendrey
George Stoll
Production
company
Distributed byLoew's Inc.
Release date
  • March 25, 1948 (1948-03-25)
Running time
103 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1,725,000[1]
Box office$1,399,000[1]

Big City is a 1948 American drama film directed by Norman Taurog and starring Margaret O'Brien, Robert Preston and Danny Thomas.

Plot

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An abandoned infant is discovered in New York City by a cantor, David Feldman, and a minister, Rev. Phillip Andrews, who consult police officer Pat O'Donnell about what to do. Taking in the baby girl and naming her Midge, the three unmarried men seek legal custody in the courtroom of Judge Martin O. Abercrombie, who is agreeable on one condition—the first man to marry will become sole legal guardian of the girl.

At school after she's a few years older, Midge is teased by others for her unusual family situation. Even her teacher, Florence Barrett, does not approve of a child being raised without a mother. To alleviate her concerns, the men invite Florence to an evening at their home, where even Midge becomes happier about the way she is being brought up.

David falls in love with Florence and hopes to propose marriage. Pat, who has been seeing the extroverted singer "Shoo Shoo" Grady, elopes with her. The two clergymen are unsure that Shoo Shoo would be a proper parent for their child. It is left up to the judge, who gives careful consideration to everyone's concerns, then solves the problem by withdrawing his condition about marriage, permitting all three men to share fatherly responsibilities to Midge equally.

Cast

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Reception

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According to MGM records the movie was not a hit, earning $910,000 in the US and Canada and $489,000 elsewhere, making a loss to the studio of $850,000.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
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