Olive Films releases the 1959 hard-boiled crime drama, The Big Operator, on Blu-Ray and DVD September 16th. Directed by Charles Haas (Tarzan and the Trappers, Girls Town), this is a gritty big city story featuring Mickey Rooney (Breakfast at Tiffany’s, National Velvet) as the curliest and most crooked union boss this side of Johnny Friendly from On the Waterfront. It’s all big, bold and brash B-movie fun, with just a touch of film-noir edge, and a celebrity-filled cast that can only be described as eclectic.
VICE, VIOLENCE, CRIME AND CORRUPTION!
ALL CONTROLLED BY ONE BAD BOSS!
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THE BIG OPERATOR
ON BLU-RAY AND DVD SEPTEMBER 16, 2014
Newly remastered in HD and on Blu-ray for the First Time!
Chicago, IL – In a dark departure from his musical comedy roles, and his well-scrubbed Andy Hardy films, Mickey Rooney stars in The Big Operator as Little Joe Braun, a shady labor union boss who uses strong-arm tactics to evade a federal corruption probe. Two honest factory-workers—Steve Cochran (Private Hell 36) and velvet-voiced Mel Tormé (“Night Court”) find themselves caught in the gang lord’s struggle for power, but come to realize they have the power to end Little Joe’s reign of terror...if they can survive Little Joe’s attempts to silence them.
Produced by Albert Zugsmith (Touch of Evil, High, School Confidential!), the king of the tawdry and trashy B-picture, The Big Operator is a sublime specimen of Cold War-era noir, highlighted by the special appearances by cool pop culture icons including Mamie Van Doren (High School Confidential!), Vampira (Plan 9 From Outer Space), Jim Backus (“Gilligan’s Island”), and Jackie Coogan (“The Addams Family”).
Mickey Rooney was looking to change his image and mature into more serious roles at this time, and in The Big Operator, he makes a break from his lovable all-American boy with a vengeance. This is truly a bare-knuckled tale of power, corruption and lies that starts on the mean streets and flows into the gutter, with a tough operator who calls all the shots and plays it real big…that is, until he’s cut down to size.
The Big Operator Blu-ray™
Street Date: September 16, 2014
Pre-book: August 12, 2014
Cat. #: OF828
UPC: 887090082808
Run Time: 90 Minutes
Rating: N/A
SRP: $29.95
Format: 2.35:1 Aspect Ratio; B&W
Audio: Mono
Subtitles: N/A
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