Big Town Czar
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Director Arthur Lubin Running time 1h 6m Cast Eve Arden, Barton MacLane Country United States | 5/10 IMDb Duration Costume design Vera West Genres Drama, Mystery Language English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date 1939 Writer Edmund L. Hartmann, Ed Sullivan (story) Similar movies Related Arthur Lubin movies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Big Town Czar is a 1939 American mystery film directed by Arthur Lubin starring Barton MacLane and Tom Brown.
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Plot
New York City newspaper columnist Ed Sullivan relates the story of crime boss Phil Daley's rise and fall. To the disappointment of his parents but delight of younger brother Danny, crime has paid off handsomely for Phil, but he isn't able to discourage Danny from following in his footsteps.
Danny bribes a prizefighter to take a dive, costing rival gangster Mike Luger a lot of money in bets. Danny ends up dead, and Phil needs to lay low because Luger's looking for him, too. He manages to kill Luger, but ends up arrested, convicted and sentenced to die.
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Production
Lubin was attached to the film in February 1939.
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