The Big Town
“Lady luck is always on his side. Tonight, she's on fire.”
DramaRomance
It is 1957. J.C. Cullen is a young man from a small town, with a talent for winning at craps, who leaves for the big city to work as a professional gambler. While there, he breaks the bank at a private craps game at the Gem Club, owned by George Cole, and falls in love with two women, one of them Cole's wife.
VIBE
A smoky, atmospheric dive into the seductive dangers of the big city. It's a tale of high stakes, lowlifes, and the intoxicating pull of chance and desire. The city itself feels like a character, both alluring and treacherous.
grittyseductivemelancholictensesteadyneo-noirperiod dramacharacter studyambitionlovebetrayalfate
chicagoillinoisbased on novel or bookgangsterstrippergamblercraps1950s
