The George Raft Story (1961)
November 22, 1961Release Date
The George Raft Story (1961)
November 22, 1961Release Date
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Cast & Crew.
Ray Danton
George Raft
Jayne Mansfield
Lisa Lang
Julie London
Sheila Patton
Barrie Chase
June Tyler
Barbara Nichols
Texas Guinan
Frank Gorshin
Moxie Cusack
Margo Moore
Ruth Harris
Brad Dexter
Benny 'Bugsy' Siegal
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Release DateNovember 22, 1961
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 46m
Content RatingNR
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The George Raft Story is a 1961 American biographical film directed by Joseph M. Newman that stars Ray Danton as Hollywood film star George Raft. The picture was retitled Spin of a Coin for release in the United Kingdom, a reference to Raft's character's nickel-flipping trick in Scarface (1932), the film that launched his career as an actor known for portraying gangsters.
The film is a largely fictionalized version of Raft's turbulent life and career. Neville Brand appears briefly as Al Capone, recreating his role from the 1959 television series The Untouchables. Although other characters are fictional, Moxie is based on Raft's longtime friend and associate Mack Gray. Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel is a major character. The film does not mention Raft's estranged wife Grace or early mob benefactor Owney Madden.
Raft and Gray had played themselves almost two decades earlier in a markedly different but equally fictionalized biographical film about Raft's early days as a dancer reluctantly involved with gangsters entitled Broadway (1942).