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Big Time (1929 film)

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Big Time
BERJAYA
Lobby card
Directed byKenneth Hawks
Written by
StarringLee Tracy
Mae Clarke
CinematographyL. William O'Connell
Edited byAlfred DeGaetano
Production
company
Release date
  • September 7, 1929 (1929-09-07)
Running time
87 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
BERJAYA
Big Time ad in The Film Daily, 1929

Big Time is a 1929 American sound (All-Talking) pre-Code drama film starring Lee Tracy and Mae Clarke[1] as a show business couple who break up over his infidelity. This was Clarke's film debut. Director Kenneth Hawks was Howard Hawks' brother.[2]

Cast

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Plot

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The relationship between a male dancer and his actress girlfriend is threatened by a scheming chorister.

Director John Ford had a cameo as himself.

See also

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References

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  1. "Big Time (1929)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on October 17, 2017. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
  2. McBride, Joseph, Hawks on Hawks, University of Kentucky Press, 2013 ISBN 978-0-8131-4431-3
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