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A 1929 backstage brawl where love, ambition, and a scheming chorister collide.
TMDB
75
IMDb
70

Big Time (1929)

pre-Code sassBroadway backstabbingjazz age jitters

Overview

Drama

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

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Standout Aspects

Acting

Lee Tracy's motor-mouth energy barely fits the silent-to-sound transition.

Production

Glimpses of authentic 1929 Broadway staging and backstage chaos.

Best for:Solo: Film history nerds hunting rare pre-Code obscurities.·Rewatch: Spotting John Ford's weird cameo as himself.
Heads up:Triggers: Stepin Fetchit's stereotyped 'lazy' servant role—jarring but historically significant.
Kenneth Hawks

Director

Kenneth Hawks

ReleasedSep 7, 1929
Runtime1h 27m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensitymedium
Tonemixed
Feelmedium
Fox Film Corporation

Top Cast

Lee Tracy

Lee Tracy

Eddie Burns

Mae Clarke

Mae Clarke

Lily Clark

Stepin Fetchit

Stepin Fetchit

Eli

Daphne Pollard

Daphne Pollard

Sybil

Josephine Dunn

Josephine Dunn

Gloria

John Ford

John Ford

John Ford (uncredited)

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Trivia

Director Kenneth Hawks died in a plane crash months after this released—his only feature.

Cultural

Mae Clarke would soon be immortalized as the dame who gets grapefruit smashed in her face by Cagney.

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