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Big Town (1932 Film)
''Big Town'' is a 1932 American crime film directed by Arthur Hoerl and starring Lester Vail, Frances Dade and John Miltern. It was made by Hoerl's own Trojan Pictures in New York City along with another film ''The Shadow Laughs (film), The Shadow Laughs''.Koszarski p.302 A second feature, it was distributed in Britain by Universal Pictures. Plot A hard-drinking newspaper reporter plans to pay criminal for information about the mob, but finds the man murdered when he gets to the rendezvous. Cast * Lester Vail as James Wyley * Frances Dade as Patricia Holman * John Miltern as Frederick Holman * Geoffrey Bryant as Bob Reilly * Edith Broder as Mrs. Reilly * Diane Bori as Etheline * Alan Brooks as Chalmers * Bernard Randall as Deipp * Tom Hoirer as Knight * A.J. Herbert as Butler * Shannon Day as Telephone Operator * Herschel Mayall as Banker * James La Curto as Jose Romero * Walter Armin as Tony Figaro * Glorian Gray as Sob Sister * Eddie Bauer (actor), Eddie Bauer as Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Hoerl
Arthur Hoerl (December 17, 1891 – February 6, 1968) was an American screenwriter and film director. Hoerl was born in New York, son of Louis Hoerl, a German immigrant silver polisher, and Teresa Hoerl. Arthur completed three years of high school, according to the 1940 US Census. He wrote for 150 films between 1921 and 1968. One of his best known credits is co-writer for the film ''Tell Your Children'' (1936) which is now known as ''Reefer Madness''. For Broadway, 1932, he wrote the play ''A Few Wild Oats.'' He also directed four films between 1932 and 1934. Hoerl died in Hollywood, California. Partial filmography * ''The Desert Sheik'' (1924), co-writer * ''Headlines'' (1925), co-writer * ''The White Monkey'' (1925), adapted to film * ''The Pride of the Force'' (1925) * ''Counsel for the Defense'' (1925) * '' Lover's Island'' (1925) * ''The Unfair Sex'' (1926) * ''The Smoke Eaters'' (1926) * ''The Romance of a Million Dollars'' (1926) * ''In Search of a Hero'' (1926) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |