12 Dec 1991
Night on Earth
A quintet of cabbies in five cities and their remarkable fares on the same eventful night.
Big City
So much of happiness and heart-break...drama and romance...set to the tune of a big city...glorified by two great stars...it will bring glowing memories for years to come!
Anna and Joe are newly married, playful and deeply in love. Joe is scraping by as cab driver in New York City during a period of corruption, mob control and violence between cab companies.
Top Billed Cast
Luise Rainer Anna Benton
Spencer Tracy Joe Benton
Charley Grapewin Robert, the Mayor
Janet Beecher Sophie Sloane
Eddie Quillan Mike Edwards
Victor Varconi Paul Roya
Oscar O'Shea John C. Andrews
Helen Troy Lola Johnson
William Demarest Mr. Beecher
John Arledge Buddy
Irving Bacon Jim Sloane
Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams Danny Devlin
Regis Toomey Fred Hawkins
Edgar Dearing Tom Reilley
Paul Harvey District Attorney Gilbert
Andrew Tombes Inspector Matthews (as Andrew J. Tombes)
Clem Bevans Grandpa Sloane
Grace Ford Mary Reilley
Alice White Peggy Devlin
Jack Dempsey Jack Dempsey
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