St. Louis’s annual report to taxpayers. The Big City visually illustrated how tax dollars were put to good use and was considered a “graphic, fluent and compact documentary” by Howard Thompson. Note: Sixteen prints were made for exhibition by schools, civic organizations, and church groups. For more on the filmmaker, see Shelby Coffey III, “Politics as an Art Form: Guggenheim and the Movies,” Washington Post, Feb. 9, 1969, 262.
Is The Big City on Netflix? Unfortunately the movie The Big City is not yet available on Netflix.
| Directing | Charles Guggenheim | Director |
| Writing | Charles Guggenheim | Writer |
| Camera | Victor Duncan | Camera Operator |
| Production | Richard Hefferon | Producer |