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
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:38 Just around the corner there's heartache...
00:03:45 See you next week? - It’s possible.
00:08:32 I’m not going to get in any trouble, Mom.
00:13:21 Well, if Hooker says he's okay...
00:17:20 Cullen? - Yes, ma'am?
00:20:46 The man's been here one week; already the greed is showing through.
00:24:28 It’s got jazz, country, rock 'n roll. Anything you like.
00:27:49 Me, I don't like to gamble.
00:31:29 Amen, brother.
00:36:07 Winner eight.
00:40:15 I just looked him straight in the eye, and I said,...
00:43:31 Hi, Ginger. How you been?
00:47:34 Hey, wait a minute. I’m no bust-out guy. Wait a minute.
00:52:59 ...I’m gonna pour you a drink, just this once.
00:58:50 Of course, I wouldn't blame anybody for killing Cole.
01:03:52 Never know how much I love you,...
01:09:13 I’ve heard you've taken an interest in Mrs. Cole.
01:13:01 Yeah? Well, he's yours now.
01:17:44 He's going to win back the money that he lost to you and then...
01:22:35 God, yes. It’s worth several times that.
01:26:55 Two faded.
01:33:54 Baby.
01:40:36 Drop the gun! Drop the gun!
01:45:10 Please, come back. Don't go, Cully. I can change.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,540
Dialogue density14.1 lines / min
First line00:00:38
Final line01:45:10
Production Record
DirectorBen Bolt
LanguageEnglish
Revenue$1,733,017
IMDb votes2,719