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									Betty Compson, James Murray (center) and Lon Chaney. 
                  Photograph: Silent Era image collection.
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            The Big City 
            (1928) United States of America 
            B&W : Seven reels / 6838 feet 
            Directed by Tod Browning
            Cast: Lon Chaney [Chuck Collins], Betty Compson [Helen], James Murray [Curly], Marceline Day [Sunshine], Mathew Betz [Red], John George [The Arab], Virginia Pearson [Tennessee], Walter Percival [Grogan], Lew Short [O’Hara], Eddie Sturgis [Blinkie] 
            Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Corporation production; distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corporation. / Scenario by Waldemar Young, from a screen story by Tod Browning. Set design by Cedric Gibbons. Costume design by Lucia Coulter. Cinematography by Henry Sharp. Film editor, Harry Reynolds. Intertitles written by Joseph Farnham. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Silent film. 
            Drama: Crime. 
            Survival status: The film is presumed lost; a trailer for the film does survive [16mm reduction positive]. 
            Current rights holder: Public domain [USA]. 
            Listing updated: 2 June 2013. 
            References: Eames-MGM p. 39; Parish-Gangster pp. 2, 33; Weaver-Twenty p. 77 : ClasIm-301 p. 47. 
            
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