Big Jack (film)

Big Jack

Directed by	Richard Thorpe
Produced by	Gottfried Reinhardt
Written by	Robert Thoeren (novel) Gene Fowler Otto Eis
Starring	Wallace Beery Richard Conte Marjorie Main Edward Arnold
Music by	Herbert Stothart
Cinematography	Robert Surtees
Release dates	1949
Running time	85 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$869,000^[1]
Box office	$915,000^[1]

Big Jack is a 1949 film starring Wallace Beery, Richard Conte, and Marjorie Main. The movie was directed by Richard Thorpe and the screenplay was written by Gene Fowler and Otto Eis from the novel by Robert Thoeren.

This was Wallace Beery's final film, believed to be his 230th; he died in April 1949.

Cast

Wallace Beery as Big Jack Horner
Richard Conte as Dr. Alexander Meade
Marjorie Main as Flapjack Kate
Edward Arnold as Mayor Mahoney
Vanessa Brown as Patricia Mahoney
Clinton Sundberg as C. Petronius Smith
Charles Dingle as Mathias Taylor
Clem Bevans as Saltlick Joe
Jack Lambert as Bud Valentine
Will Wright as Will Farnsworth
William 'Bill' Phillips as Toddy (billed as Wm. 'Bill' Phillips)
Syd Sayloras Pokey

Reception

According to MGM records the film earned $759,000 in the US and Canada and $156,000 elsewhere, resulting in a $291,000 loss.^[1]

References

1 2 3 The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study .

External links

Big Jack at the Internet Movie Database
Big Jack at AllMovie
Big Jack in Turner Classic Movies
Big Jack overview in the New York Times
Original review for Big Jack in the New York Times
Big Jack in TV Guide

Films directed by Richard Thorpe

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