The Big Street 1942
Take it from me… A Girl’s Best Friend is a Dollar! Meek busboy Little Pinks is in love with an extremely selfish nightclub singer who despises and uses him.
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Marie Windsor
Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)
Henry Fonda
Agustus 'Little Pinks' Pinkerton, II
Lucille Ball
Gloria Lyons
Don Barclay
Eating Contest Emcee (Uncredited)
Agnes Moorehead
Violette Shumberg
Ray Collins
Professor B
Hans Conried
Louie, Headwaiter (Uncredited)
Harry Shannon
Florida Doctor (Uncredited)
Millard Mitchell
Gentleman George (Uncredited)
Barton MacLane
Case Ables
Eugene Pallette
Nicely Nicely Johnson
Sam Levene
Horsethief
Charles Cane
McCarty (Uncredited)
Louise Beavers
Ruby, Gloria's Maid (Uncredited)
Julius Tannen
Judge Bamberger (Uncredited)
Sammy Stein
Mug at Mindy's (Uncredited)
Karen X. Gaylord
Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)
Jack Perry
Mug Asked to "Clear Way" (Uncredited)
Sam Harris
Passerby on Florida Boardwalk (Uncredited)
Chet Huntley
Radio Announcer (Voice) (Uncredited)
Frank O'Connor
Police Captain at Tunnel (Uncredited)
Barry Norton
Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)
Addison Richards
Dr. Mitchell (Uncredited)
Lee Moore
Truck Driver (Uncredited)
Eddie Dunn
Police Officer Mulvaney (Uncredited)
Tony Merlo
Mug at Mindy's (Uncredited)
Marion Martin
Mimi Venus
Wayne McCoy
Truck Driver (Uncredited)
Warren Jackson
Mug at Mindy's (Uncredited)
Julie Warren
Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)
Charlie Hall
Caviar Waiter in New York (Uncredited)
Donald Kerr
Pete the Passer (Uncredited)
James Conaty
Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)
Wilbur Mack
Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)
Bert Moorhouse
Waiter at Nightclub (Uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)
Harold Miller
Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)
Jeffrey Sayre
Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)
James Dime
Truck Driver (Uncredited)
Harry Wilson
Fethington (Uncredited)
Mary Halsey
Showgirl (Uncredited)
Eric Mayne
Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)
George Cleveland
Colonel Samuel Venus
Dewey Robinson
Truck Driver (Uncredited)
Bob Perry
Toupee (Uncredited)
John Miljan
McWhirter (Uncredited)
Frank Moran
Mug at Mindy's (Uncredited)
Hector V. Sarno
Friendly Neighbor (Uncredited)
Helen Dickson
Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)
Walter Soderling
Doctor at Mindy's (Uncredited)
Jack Chefe
Mug at Mindy's (Uncredited)
Mimi Doyle
Nurse (Uncredited)
Ozzie Nelson
Orchestra Leader
Ralph Peters
Florist (Uncredited)
Vera Gordon
Mrs. Lefkowitz
George Magrill
Mug at Mindy's (Uncredited)
Jim Toney
Truck Driver (Uncredited)
Jay Eaton
Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)
George McKay
Police Officer at Tunnel (Uncredited)
Gil Perkins
Mug at Mindy's (Uncredited)
Mary Stuart
Showgirl (Uncredited)
William T. Orr
Decatur Reed (as William Orr)
Shimen Ruskin
Joe (Uncredited)
Jack Herrick
Mindy's Customer (Uncredited)
John Indrisano
Mug at Mindy's (Uncredited)
John 'Skins' Miller
Truck Driver (Uncredited)
Tiny Jones
Small Friendly Neighbor (Uncredited)
Jimmy O'Gatty
Mug at Mindy's (Uncredited)
Bert Hanlon
Philly the Weeper (Uncredited)
William Halligan
Detective (Uncredited)
Joe Niemeyer
Mug at Mindy's (Uncredited)
George Noisom
Newsboy (Uncredited)
Anthony Blair
O'Rourke (Uncredited)
Ross Forrester
Truck Driver (Uncredited)
Juan Varro
Lou Adolia (Uncredited)
Ann Summers
Cashier (Uncredited)
Peter Duray
Mug at Mindy's (Uncredited)
Catherine Fleyton
Girl (Uncredited)
Art Hamburger
Joel Duffle (Uncredited)
Scaduto
Spanish Joe (Uncredited)
Arnold Virt
Mug at Mindy's (Uncredited)
Sally Wadworth
Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)
Lou Wood
Police Officer at Tunnel (Uncredited)
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Full Plot Summary and Ending Explained for The Big Street
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Augustus Pinkerton II, Henry Fonda, a steady busboy with a quiet dream for something better, becomes entangled in a life far beyond his modest world. He forms a bond with Gloria Lyons, a pretty yet cool-hearted nightclub singer, played by Lucille Ball. When a jealous boyfriend, Case Ables, [Barton MacLane], knocks her down a flight of stairs, Gloria is left crippled and penniless as the expenses of a long convalescence mount. In a moment of quiet generosity, Pinks invites her to stay with him in his small apartment, offering shelter, protection, and a fragile sense of home.
When Pinks’ friend Violette Shumberg marries Nicely Nicely Johnson and the couple moves to Florida, Gloria orders Pinks to take her there to recuperate, and he wheels her toward a new chapter in Miami. There, Gloria becomes entangled in a new social milieu, while the two of them navigate a delicate balance between care and dependence. Violette Shumberg, [Agnes Moorehead], and Nicely Nicely Johnson, [Eugene Pallette], are part of the shifting circle that surrounds them, each bringing their own ambitions and tensions into the mix.
In Florida, Gloria reencounters an old lover, Decatur Reed, who loses interest once he discovers she is an invalid. The revelation hits hard and tests the bond between Gloria and Pinks, who ends up leaving her for a time to seek work as a busboy in a club owned by Case, only to return when Violette tells him Gloria’s health is fragile again.
Despair weighs on Gloria, who confesses a longing for one last night in a gown bedecked with jewels. Her wish sets off a chain of bold actions. Pinks spots Mimi Venus, the glamorous showgirl, wearing such a gown, and he breaks into Mimi’s home, where he overhears her being blackmailed by one of Case’s thugs, who threatens to publicize her infidelity unless she surrenders her jewelry. Mimi Venus, [Marion Martin], becomes the focal point of his risk-filled plan.
Pinks disguises himself and retrieves the gems from the thief, then makes a bold demand: he will keep quiet about the crime if Case Ables agrees to host a party at his club with Gloria as the guest of honor. The stakes rise as the night of the party approaches and the tension between old loyalties and new desires intensifies.
Yet the celebration is derailed when the police arrest Pinks, whose Social Security card is found in Mimi’s closet. When Mimi’s husband learns why the busboy ended up in their home, he experiences a moment of pity and decides to drop the charges, reshaping the path ahead for everyone involved.
In the end, Gloria recognizes the sacrifices Pinks has made. He lifts her in his arms so they can dance, a small, hopeful moment that acknowledges their connection. Gloria tells Pinks she longs to see the ocean, a final wish he vows to fulfill. Tragically, Gloria dies before they reach it, but undaunted, Pinks carries her up the stairs to honor her final request, keeping faith with the love that sustained them through the darkest days.
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