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The Joker Is Wild
Release Date: September 26, 1957
| Year | : | 1957 |
| Slogan | : | «The Most Electric Performance That Ever Shocked and Fascinated an Audience!» |
| Genres | : | Drama |
| Production Companies | : | AMBL Productions, Paramount |
| Director | : | Charles Vidor |
| Producers | : | |
| Writers | : | Oscar Saul, Art Cohn |
| RunTime | : | 126 mins. |
Prohibition-era nightclub crooner Joe E. Lewis has his career and nearly his life cut short when his throat is slashed as payback for leaving the employ of Chicago mob boss Georgie Parker. A broken alcoholic, Joe is brought back from the abyss by his faithful piano player, Austin Mack, who helps turn the former singer into a successful stand-up comedian. But Joe's demons plague his romantic life even as he reaches new heights of success.
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Main Actors
Frank Sinatra
Character : Joe E. Lewis
Mitzi Gaynor
Character : Martha Stewart
Jeanne Crain
Character : Letty Page
Eddie Albert
Character : Austin Mack
Beverly Garland
Character : Cassie Mack
Jackie Coogan
Character : Swifty Morgan
Barry Kelley
Character : Captain Hugh McCarthy
Ted de Corsia
Character : Georgie Parker
Leonard Graves
Character : Tim Coogan
Valerie Allen
Character : Chorine
Hank Henry
Character : Burlesque Comedian
Sophie Tucker
Character : Self
Eric Alden
Character : Doorman at the Copacabana (uncredited)
Jerry Antes
Character : Vegas Speciality Dancer (uncredited)
Bill Baldwin
Character : Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Bobby Barber
Character : Waiter (uncredited)
Don Beddoe
Character : Heckler at the Copacabana (uncredited)
Russ Bender
Character : Man in Hotel Suite (uncredited)
John Benson
Character : Hood (uncredited)
Billie Bird
Character : Ticket Seller / Cashier (uncredited)
Jan Bradley
Character : Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Judith Bradshaw
Character : Chorine (uncredited)
Wally Brown
Character : Las Vegas Heckler (uncredited)
Paul Bryar
Character : Heckler (uncredited)
Benny Burt
Character : Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
Florine Carlan
Character : Chorine (uncredited)
Fred Catania
Character : Bouncer at Silver Door (uncredited)
James Cavanaugh
Character : Burlesque Straight Man (uncredited)
Edith Clair
Character : Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Audrey Conti
Character : Girl in Hotel Suite (uncredited)
Jimmy Cross
Character : Jack (uncredited)
Jann Darlyn
Character : Girl in Hotel Suite (uncredited)
Joseph Donte
Character : Man in Hotel Suite (uncredited)
Phyllis Douglas
Character : Chorine (uncredited)
Heidi Duval
Character : Chorine (uncredited)
Dick Elliott
Character : Shaving Man (uncredited)
Shirley Falls
Character : Flashy Blonde (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum
Character : Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Darlene Fields
Character : Chorine (uncredited)
Kathleen Gallant
Character : Heckler's Wife (uncredited)
Paul Gary
Character : Man in Hotel Suite (uncredited)
H.W. Gim
Character : Janitor (uncredited)
Mary Gleason
Character : Girl on Chair (uncredited)
Regina Gleason
Character : Girl in Hotel Suite (uncredited)
Joe Gray
Character : Fighter (uncredited)
Reita Green
Character : Chorine (uncredited)
Donna Jo Gribble
Character : Chorine (uncredited)
Kit Guard
Character : Doorman at the Valencia (uncredited)
John Harding
Character : Johnny Allen (uncredited)
Maurice Hart
Character : Man on Squawk Box (voice) (uncredited)
Ed Haskett
Character : Casino Patron (uncredited)
Len Hendry
Character : Heckler (uncredited)
Bill Hickman
Character : Hood with Knife (uncredited)
Paula Hill
Character : Chorine (uncredited)
Harold Huber
Character : Harry Bliss (uncredited)
Edward Ingram
Character : Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Dorothy Johnson
Character : Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Lorna Jordon
Character : Waitress (uncredited)
Howard Joslin
Character : Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp
Character : Elevator Operator / Man at Benefit (uncredited)
Jack Kenney
Character : Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Walter Woolf King
Character : Mr. Page (uncredited)
Richard Kipling
Character : Man at Craps Table (uncredited)
Lucy Knoch
Character : Chorine (uncredited)
Joseph La Cava
Character : Waiter (uncredited)
Estelle Lawrence
Character : Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Ned Le Fevre
Character : Austin (voice) (uncredited)
Joanna Lee
Character : Chorine (uncredited)
Carl M. Leviness
Character : Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Artie Lewis
Character : Man in Hotel Suite (uncredited)
Audrey Lowell
Character : Chorine (uncredited)
Mike Mahoney
Character : Man at Benefit / Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Helene Marshall
Character : Girl in Hotel Suite (uncredited)
Leon Martin
Character : Man in Hotel Suite (uncredited)
Thomas Martin
Character : Casino Patron (uncredited)
Oliver McGowan
Character : Judge (uncredited)
Dennis McMullen
Character : Photographer (uncredited)
Ron McNeil
Character : Cab Driver (uncredited)
William Meader
Character : Man in Hotel Suite (uncredited)
Sid Melton
Character : Racetrack Runner (uncredited)
Paul Millard
Character : Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Harold Miller
Character : Nightclub Patron / Man at Benefit (uncredited)
Frank Mills
Character : Florist Truck Driver (uncredited)
Ralph Montgomery
Character : Man in Hotel Suite (uncredited)
Pat Moran
Character : Man at Craps Table (uncredited)
Sol Murgi
Character : Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Forbes Murray
Character : Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien
Character : Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
George Offerman, Jr.
Character : Elevator Starter (uncredited)
Alan Paige
Character : Man in Hotel Suite (uncredited)
Murray Pollack
Character : Casino Patron (uncredited)
William Pullen
Character : Letty's Husband (uncredited)
Mabel Rea
Character : Chorine (uncredited)
Edna Ryan
Character : Chorine (uncredited)
Paul Salata
Character : Hood (uncredited)
Cosmo Sardo
Character : Maitre D' (uncredited)
Jeffrey Sayre
Character : Elevator Passenger / Slot Machine Player (uncredited)
Jerry Sheldon
Character : Casino Patron (uncredited)
Billy Snyder
Character : Man in Hotel Suite (uncredited)
Ann Stebbins
Character : Chorine (uncredited)
Jack Stoney
Character : Racetrack Patron / Football Game Spectator (uncredited)
Robert Strong
Character : Waiter (uncredited)
Brick Sullivan
Character : Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Elliott Sullivan
Character : Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Kay Tapscott
Character : Chorine (uncredited)
Harriette Tarler
Character : Chorine (uncredited)
June Tolley
Character : Girl in Hotel Suite (uncredited)
Mary Treen
Character : Heckler (uncredited)
Ned Wever
Character : Dr. Pierson (uncredited)
Dave White
Character : Officer (uncredited)
Eric Wilton
Character : Samuels (Letty's Butler) (uncredited)
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