The Big Town
1987 · 109 MIN · IMDB 5.9 · 2,719 VOTES · DIR. 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.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,540 lines
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00:00:38 Just around the corner there's heartache...
00:03:48 Anybody got any money left? - Not a cent.
00:09:13 I figured, if you dress sharp,...
00:13:39 Okay.
00:17:37 Cullen, the new man.
00:21:14 ...you'd be suspected of being a hustler and a cheat...
00:24:52 And the FCC said anyone can take it.
00:28:21 ...you make sure he keeps his hands off of them.
00:32:06 Excuse me,...
00:37:33 ... go Jim Dandy, go Jim Dandy.
00:41:23 ...right here.
00:44:35 Yeah, well, she's got at least one married man to keep her company.
00:49:00 ...to do with what happened last night.
00:54:58 Will you kiss me goodnight?
01:00:50 I own a piece of one of those fighters there.
01:05:57 He was a man who made many friends.
01:11:00 ...for a gambler on a roll.
01:15:24 Yeah, you were real sweet to me.
01:20:44 ...he can just ruin a man's life and get off scot free.
01:24:53 Look, I feel sorry for her. I want to help her.
01:30:23 I’ll fade the four.
01:36:24 ...eighteen years ago has been shooting in the Belleville game.
01:44:09 You sent the note to Cole.
01:50:11 ... in every way I can.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,540
Dialogue density14.1 lines / min
First line00:00:38
Final line01:50:11
Production Record
DirectorBen Bolt
LanguageEnglish
Revenue$1,733,017
IMDb votes2,719