The Big Town
Lady luck is always on his side. Tonight, she's on fire.
1987 · 1h 49m · R
Drama, Romance
Directed by
Ben Bolt
Overview
It is 1957. J.C. Cullen is a young man from a small town, with a talent for winning at craps, who leaves for the big city to work as a professional gambler. While there, he breaks the bank at a private craps game at the Gem Club, owned by George Cole, and falls in love with two women, one of them Cole's wife.
Director and cast
- Ben Bolt Director
- Matt Dillon as J.C. Cullen
- Diane Lane as Lorry Dane
- Tommy Lee Jones as George Cole
- Bruce Dern as M. Edwards
- Lee Grant as Ferguson Edwards
- Tom Skerritt as Phil Carpenter
- Suzy Amis as Aggie Donaldson
- David Marshall Grant as Sonny Binkley
- Don Francks as Carl Hooker
- Del Close as Deacon Daniels
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