The Big Night
1951 · Movie · 75 min. · United States
George La Main, just turned 17, suffers growing pains and is anxious to prove his manhood. That night, George's adored father Andy is savagely beaten by sportswriter Al Judge. Traumatized and unable to learn why it happened, George goes gunning for Judge. His mission becomes an odyssey through the town's seamy side, and his coming of age is more of a trial by fire than he bargained for.
Direction Joseph Losey
Cast John Drew Barrymore · Preston Foster · Joan Lorring · Howard St. John · Dorothy Comingore · Philip Bourneuf · Howland Chamberlain · Myron Healey · Emile Meyer
Soundtrack Lyn Murray
Screenplay Joseph Losey · Stanley Ellin · Hugo Butler · Ring Lardner Jr.
Cinematography Hal Mohr
Original title The Big Night
6.0
177 votes (FilmAffinity)
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