The Big Street

1942 film by Irving Reis
Movie film Q1120965
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The Big Street

Summary

The Big Street is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (344 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Big Street's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Big Street was directed by Irving Reis[4].
  • Leonard Spigelgass wrote the screenplay for The Big Street[5].
  • The Big Street's composer is recorded as Roy Webb[6].
  • The Big Street's genre is drama film[7].
  • A cast member of The Big Street was Henry Fonda[8].
  • A cast member of The Big Street was Lucille Ball[9].
  • A cast member of The Big Street was Barton MacLane[10].
  • A cast member of The Big Street was Eugene Pallette[11].
  • A cast member of The Big Street was Agnes Moorehead[12].
  • A cast member of The Big Street was George Cleveland[13].
  • A cast member of The Big Street was Marion Martin[14].
  • A cast member of The Big Street was Ray Collins[15].
  • A cast member of The Big Street was Sam Levene[16].
  • The Big Street was produced by Damon Runyon[17].
  • The Big Street's production company is recorded as RKO Pictures[18].
  • The Big Street's director of photography is recorded as Russell Metty[19].
  • The original language of The Big Street was English[20].
  • The Big Street's Commons category is recorded as The Big Street (film)[21].
  • The Big Street was distributed by video on demand[22].
  • The Big Street's color is recorded as black-and-white[23].
  • The Big Street's country of origin is recorded as United States[24].
  • The Big Street was published on January 1, 1942[25].
  • The Big Street's distributed by is recorded as RKO Pictures[26].
  • The Big Street's distributed by is recorded as Netflix[27].

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Authorship and Creation

The Big Street was produced by Damon Runyon[17]. It was directed by Irving Reis[4]. Leonard Spigelgass wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Henry Fonda[8], Lucille Ball[9], Barton MacLane[10], Eugene Pallette[11], Agnes Moorehead[12], and George Cleveland[13].

Publication

The Big Street was released on January 1, 1942[25]. The original language of it was English[20]. Its genre is drama film[7]. It was distributed by video on demand[22].

Why It Matters

The Big Street ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (344 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 50774
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  2. 14w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Production designer → Albert S. D'Agostino
    P14449 → 99564
    Producer → Damon Runyon
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
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