Born in 1979 in Toronto, Sarah Polley began her career as a child actress, gaining attention for her role in Blue Monkey (1987) and The Big Town (1987). Her performances in these cult films highlight her early ability to navigate complex characters in unconventional narratives. Polley later transitioned to directing and writing, but her roots in genre cinema remain significant, contributing to the rich tapestry of cult and exploitation films that SassyFlix celebrates.
The Big Town
In 1957, J. C. Cullen is a small-town crapshooter who heads to Chicago, Illinois, to seek his fortune. There he becomes the pawn of two high-rolling professional gamblers, Mr. and Mrs. Edwards. He later gets mixed-up in a revenge scheme cooked up by Lorry Dane, the embittered stripper wife of strip-joint owner George Cole. Before he knows what's happened, Cullen is embroiled in two torrid romances: one with Dane and the other with nice girl Aggie Donaldson. He also nearly loses his life by ending up in the middle of a deadly feud between Edwards, Cole, and Phil Carpenter, the man Mr. Edwards accuses of causing him to lose his eyesight.
