Big City (1937)

In the gritty heart of the Big City, Joe Benton, a resilient independent cabdriver, grapples with daily harassment from the ruffians of the dominating Comet Taxi Company, seeking to drown out the voices of the independents. When a sinister twist of fate implicates Joe's immigrant wife, Anna, in a catastrophic bombing of Comet's garage, it sets in motion a chain of events that sees the city officials, desperate to quell the taxi wars, opt for her deportation as a form of leverage. As the shadow of injustice looms, Anna is callously placed aboard a ship, banished from a city teetering on the brink of a taxi war, and from her husband who is fighting tooth and nail to clear her name. Unbeknownst to the heartless officials, Anna is on the brink of motherhood, her impending delivery adding a layer of urgency to her perilous predicament. In a desperate bid to save Anna and their unborn child, Joe finds an ally in an unlikely place - a boxers' banquet where the city's mayor is the honored speaker. With a powerful plea, Joe must rally these hardened fighters to join him on a daring mission to the city's wharf, in a race against time to rescue Anna from the ship before it's too late and to restore peace to their besieged livelihoods. "Big City" is a gripping tale of love, desperation, and the fight against injustice, set against the backdrop of a city's escalating taxi wars. This riveting drama draws you into a world where every moment counts, and the stakes are not just high, they are personal.

Big City is a drama movie featuring John Arledge and directed by Frank Borzage.

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