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1939 film by Arthur Lubin For the professional wrestler, see Ryback.

The Big Guy

Directed by	Arthur Lubin
Written by	Lester Cole
Produced by	Burt Kelly
Starring	Victor McLaglen Jackie Cooper
Cinematography	Elwood Bredell
Edited by	Philip Cahn
Music by	Hans J. Salter Frank Skinner
Production company	Universal Pictures
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	December 22, 1939 (1939-12-22) (United States)
Running time	78 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Big Guy is a 1939 American drama crime film directed by Arthur Lubin starring Victor McLaglen and Jackie Cooper.

Plot

A prison warden (Victor McLaglen) can either keep loot for his family or save an innocent youth (Jackie Cooper) condemned to die.

Cast

Victor McLaglen as Warden Bill Whitlock
Jackie Cooper as Jimmy Hutchins
Ona Munson as Mary Whitlock
Peggy Moran as Joan Lawson
Edward Brophy as Dippy
Jonathan Hale as Jack Lang
Russell Hicks as Lawson
Wallis Clark as District Attorney
Alan Davis as Joe
Murray Alper as Williams
Edward Pawley as Buckhart
George McKay as Buzz Miller

Production

Universal had been looking for a project to team Victor McLaglen and Jackie Cooper for some months. This was the script chosen. It was originally called No Power On Earth and it was announced in September 1939.

Filming started in October 1939 and ended in November. Lubin's work on the film got him the job of Black Friday which started shooting in December.

References

'The big guy'. (1940, Feb 23). The Christian Science Monitor
Vagg, Stephen (14 September 2019). "The Cinema of Arthur Lubin". Diabolique Magazine.
DRAMA: Dramatic Subject to Star McLaglen, Cooper Schallert, Edwin. Los Angeles Times26 Sep 1939: A17.
SCREEN NEWS HERE AND IN HOLLYWOOD New York Times 26 Sep 1939: 29
DRAMA: Taylor Gets Plum Role of Alexander Hamilton Schallert, Edwin. Los Angeles Times 15 Nov 1939: A12.
DRAMA: Orson Welles to Star in 'Smiler With Knife' Los Angeles Times 14 Dec 1939: 13.

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A Successful Failure (1934) Great God Gold (1935) Honeymoon Limited (1935) Two Sinners (1935) Frisco Waterfront (1935) The House of a Thousand Candles (1936) Yellowstone (1936) Mysterious Crossing (1936) California Straight Ahead! (1937) I Cover the War! (1937) Idol of the Crowds (1937) Adventure's End (1937) Midnight Intruder (1938) The Beloved Brat (1938) Prison Break (1938) Secrets of a Nurse (1938) Risky Business (1939) Big Town Czar (1939) Mickey the Kid (1939) Call a Messenger (1939) The Big Guy (1939) Black Friday (1940) Gangs of Chicago (1940) Meet the Wildcat (1940) I'm Nobody's Sweetheart Now (1940) Who Killed Aunt Maggie? (1940) The San Francisco Docks (1940) Where Did You Get That Girl? (1941) Buck Privates (1941) In the Navy (1941) Hold That Ghost (1941) Keep 'Em Flying (1941) Ride 'Em Cowboy (1942) Eagle Squadron (1942) Keeping Fit (1942) (short) To the People of the United States (1943) (short) White Savage (1943) Phantom of the Opera (1943) Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (1944) Delightfully Dangerous (1945) The Spider Woman Strikes Back (1946) Night in Paradise (1946) New Orleans (1947) Impact (1949) Francis (1950) Queen for a Day (1951) Francis Goes to the Races (1951) Rhubarb (1951) Francis Goes to West Point (1952) It Grows on Trees (1952) South Sea Woman (1953) Francis Covers the Big Town (1953) Star of India (1954) Francis Joins the WACS (1954) Footsteps in the Fog (1955) Francis in the Navy (1955) Lady Godiva of Coventry (1955) The First Traveling Saleslady (1956) Escapade in Japan (1957) The Thief of Baghdad (1961) The Incredible Mr. Limpet (1964) Hold On! (1966) Rain for a Dusty Summer (1971)

Films directed by Arthur Lubin

A Successful Failure (1934)
Great God Gold (1935)
Honeymoon Limited (1935)
Two Sinners (1935)
Frisco Waterfront (1935)
The House of a Thousand Candles (1936)
Yellowstone (1936)
Mysterious Crossing (1936)
California Straight Ahead! (1937)
I Cover the War! (1937)
Idol of the Crowds (1937)
Adventure's End (1937)
Midnight Intruder (1938)
The Beloved Brat (1938)
Prison Break (1938)
Secrets of a Nurse (1938)
Risky Business (1939)
Big Town Czar (1939)
Mickey the Kid (1939)
Call a Messenger (1939)
The Big Guy (1939)
Black Friday (1940)
Gangs of Chicago (1940)
Meet the Wildcat (1940)
I'm Nobody's Sweetheart Now (1940)
Who Killed Aunt Maggie? (1940)
The San Francisco Docks (1940)
Where Did You Get That Girl? (1941)
Buck Privates (1941)
In the Navy (1941)
Hold That Ghost (1941)
Keep 'Em Flying (1941)
Ride 'Em Cowboy (1942)
Eagle Squadron (1942)
Keeping Fit (1942) (short)
To the People of the United States (1943) (short)
White Savage (1943)
Phantom of the Opera (1943)
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (1944)
Delightfully Dangerous (1945)
The Spider Woman Strikes Back (1946)
Night in Paradise (1946)
New Orleans (1947)
Impact (1949)
Francis (1950)
Queen for a Day (1951)
Francis Goes to the Races (1951)
Rhubarb (1951)
Francis Goes to West Point (1952)
It Grows on Trees (1952)
South Sea Woman (1953)
Francis Covers the Big Town (1953)
Star of India (1954)
Francis Joins the WACS (1954)
Footsteps in the Fog (1955)
Francis in the Navy (1955)
Lady Godiva of Coventry (1955)
The First Traveling Saleslady (1956)
Escapade in Japan (1957)
The Thief of Baghdad (1961)
The Incredible Mr. Limpet (1964)
Hold On! (1966)
Rain for a Dusty Summer (1971)

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