Big Town Czar
1939, English. Directed by Arthur Lubin.
DICTATOR... Of The Sinister Empire Behind The Big City's Bright Lights!
When gangster Phil Daley gets rid of his chief Paul Burgess he has everything that money can buy, except the respect of his parents and his sweetheart Susan Warren. His younger brother Danny quits college and forces Phil to make him part of the gang. The overly-ambitious Danny fixes a prize-fight on which rival gang-leader Mike Luger loses heavily and, thinking that Phil has double-crossed him, sends gunmen out to kill Phil. They kill Danny instead and the frightened Phil flees to a country hideout. His chief lieutenant, Sid Travis, sets a trap for Phil when he returns.
- Runtime
- 1h 6m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
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Cast & crew
- Arthur LubinDirector
- Barton MacLanePhil Daley
- Tom BrownDanny Daley
- Eve ArdenSusan Warren
- Jack La RueMike Luger
- Frank JenksSid Travers
- Walter Woolf KingPaul Burgess
- Oscar O'SheaPa Daley
- Esther DaleMa Daley
- Horace McMahonPunchy
- Ed SullivanNarrator / Newspaper Columnist
- Irving BaconReal Estate Man
- Heinie ConklinThompson
Details
- Released
- 3 May 1939
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Edmund L. Hartmann, Ed Sullivan
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Big Town Czar runs 66 minutes (1h 6m).
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Big Town Czar is rated NR in India. Check the rating guidance before watching with young children.
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Big Town Czar isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 3 May 1939. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
What movies are like Big Town Czar?
If you liked Big Town Czar, try The Glass Key, Maniac, Shadow of the Thin Man.
Who directed Big Town Czar?
Big Town Czar (1939) was directed by Arthur Lubin and stars Barton MacLane, Tom Brown, Eve Arden.