Big Town After Dark
Gambling Racket BLASTED!
1947 | 69m | English
Popularity: 0.8 (history)
| Director: | William C. Thomas |
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| Writer: | Whitman Chambers |
| Staring: |
| A crusading newspaper reporter battles big-city gambling interests. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 12, 1947 |
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| Director: | William C. Thomas |
| Writer: | Whitman Chambers |
| Genres: | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Keywords | gambling, newspaper, gangster, reporter, henchman, swindle, female reporter |
| Production Companies | Paramount Pictures, Pine-Thomas Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 30, 2026 Entered: Apr 14, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Phillip Reed | Steve Wilson |
| Hillary Brooke | Lorelei Kilbourne |
| Richard Travis | Chuck LaRue |
| Ann Gillis | Susan Peabody LaRue |
| Vince Barnett | Louie Snead |
| Joe Sawyer | Monk |
| Robert Kent | Jake Sebastian |
| Charles Arnt | Amos Peabody |
| Joseph Allen | Wally Blake |
| William Haade | Marcus |
| Fred Aldrich | Police Car Driver (uncredited) |
| Don Barclay | Gambler (uncredited) |
| Benny Bartlett | McGonigle (uncredited) |
| Gregg Barton | Detective (uncredited) |
| Gladys Blake | Gambler (uncredited) |
| Sumner Getchell | Harvey Cushman--Reporter (uncredited) |
| John Holland | District Attorney Harding (uncredited) |
| Richard Keene | Jimmy O'Brien--Photographer (uncredited) |
| Frank Marlowe | Hoodlum in LaRue's Office (uncredited) |
| Mary Newton | Nurse (uncredited) |
| Anne O'Neal | Gambling woman (uncredited) |
| Marin Sais | Mrs. O'Hara--Game Operator (uncredited) |
| Arthur Space | Fletcher--City Editor (uncredited) |
| Forrest Taylor | Dealer (uncredited) |
| Dorothy Vaughan | Charwoman (uncredited) |
| Guy Wilkerson | Newspaper Building Custodian (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Max M. Hutchinson | Sound Recordist |
| Frank Paul Sylos | Art Direction |
| Alfred Kegerris | Set Decoration |
| Glenn P. Thompson | Set Decoration |
| L.B. Merman | Production Manager |
| Howard Pine | Assistant Director |
| William C. Thomas | Director |
| Daniel Mainwaring | Radio Play |
| Maxwell Shane | Radio Play |
| Whitman Chambers | Screenplay |
| Ellis W. Carter | Director of Photography |
| Darrell Calker | Original Music Composer |
| Howard A. Smith | Editor |
| Eugene Joseff | Costume Design |
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