The Big Night is a 1960 American drama film directed by Sidney Salkow and written by Ric Hardman. The film stars Randy Sparks, Venetia Stevenson, Dick Foran, Jesse White, Dick Contino and Frank Ferguson. The film was released on February 17, 1960 by Paramount Pictures.[1][2]

The Big Night
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Sidney Salkow
Screenplay by	Ric Hardman
Produced by	Vern Alves Philip May
Starring	Randy Sparks Venetia Stevenson Dick Foran Jesse White Dick Contino Frank Ferguson
Cinematography	William P. Whitley
Edited by	Dwight Caldwell
Music by	Richard LaSalle
Production company	Maycliff Productions
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	February 17, 1960 (1960-02-17)
Running time	74 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

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Police kill two fleeing criminals while a third escapes. A briefcase tossed from their car's window into a canal is recovered by a young man, Frankie, who discovers that it contains $209,000 in cash from a bank robbery.

Frankie confides in his girlfriend Ellie, whose mother has expressed worry about her dating a young hoodlum. Ellie can't persuade Frankie to do the honest thing and return the money, which he hides. Carl Farrow, the remaining bank robber, begins trying to find out who has it, as does Wegg, a corrupt cop.

Following the boy, Wegg tries to cut himself in on a deal with Farrow, who instead slugs him and leaves him dead in the canal. Frightened after finding the body, Frankie turns himself in to the police. Farrow comes gunning for him but Frankie survives, then hopes for leniency from the law.

Cast

• Randy Sparks as Frank
• Venetia Stevenson as Ellie
• Dick Foran as Ed
• Jesse White as Wegg
• Dick Contino as Carl Farrow
• Frank Ferguson as Dave
• Paul Langton as Spencer
• House Peters, Jr. as Robert Shaw
• Robert Paget as Tony
• Marc Cavell as Jerry
• Kay E. Kuter as The Mailman
• Anna Lee as Mrs. Turner

Reception

In a brief contemporary review for The New York Times, critic Eugene Archer wrote that the film consists of "Randy Sparks as a juvenile delinquent who finds a briefcase containing $200,000 in stolen banknotes and wastes more than seventy minutes of screen and audience time before turning it over to the police. Venetia Stevenson, Dick Foran and Anna Lee are inconspicuous in the cast."[3]

References

External links

• The Big Night at IMDb

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