The Big Street (1942)

Directors

Irving Reis

Cast

Henry Fonda, Lucille Ball, Barton MacLane, Eugene Pallette, Agnes Moorehead, Marion Martin

The story

Pretty but cold-hearted singer Gloria Lyons is crippled in a fall after her boyfriend, New York City nightclub owner Case Ables, knocks her down a flight of stairs in a fit of jealousy. Left penniless by the expenses she incurs during a long convalescence, Gloria is forced to rely on the kindness of busboy Augustus "Little Pinks" Pinkerton II, who invites her to stay with him in his apartment. left|thumb|upright|Lucille Ball in the film's trailer 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 pushes her to Miami in her wheelchair.

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