The Joker is Wild (1957)
2h 6m
Running Time
September 26, 1957Release Date
The Joker is Wild (1957)
2h 6m
Running Time
September 26, 1957Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
A Prohibition-era nightclub crooner has his career is cut short when his throat is slashed by a mob boss.
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Cast & Crew.
Frank Sinatra
Joe E. Lewis
Mitzi Gaynor
Martha Stewart
Eddie Albert
Austin Mack
Jeanne Crain
Letty Page
Beverly Garland
Cassie Mack
Jackie Coogan
Swifty Morgan
Barry Kelley
Captain Hugh McCarthy
Ted de Corsia
Georgie Parker
Leonard Graves
Tim Coogan
Valerie Allen
Chorine
Hank Henry
Burlesque Comedian
Sophie Tucker
Self
Eric Alden
Doorman at the Copacabana (uncredited)
Jerry Antes
Vegas Speciality Dancer (uncredited)
Bill Baldwin
Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Samuel J. Briskin
Producer
Walter Scharf
Composer
Bobby Barber
Waiter (uncredited)
Don Beddoe
Heckler at the Copacabana (uncredited)
Everett Douglas
Editor
Russ Bender
Man in Hotel Suite (uncredited)
John Benson
Hood (uncredited)
Billie Bird
Ticket Seller / Cashier (uncredited)
Jan Bradley
Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Judith Bradshaw
Chorine (uncredited)
Wally Brown
Las Vegas Heckler (uncredited)
Paul Bryar
Heckler (uncredited)
Benny Burt
Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
Florine Carlan
Chorine (uncredited)
Fred Catania
Bouncer at Silver Door (uncredited)
James Cavanaugh
Burlesque Straight Man (uncredited)
Edith Clair
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Audrey Conti
Girl in Hotel Suite (uncredited)
Jimmy Cross
Jack (uncredited)
Jann Darlyn
Girl in Hotel Suite (uncredited)
Joseph Donte
Man in Hotel Suite (uncredited)
Phyllis Douglas
Chorine (uncredited)
Heidi Duval
Chorine (uncredited)
Dick Elliott
Shaving Man (uncredited)
Shirley Falls
Flashy Blonde (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Darlene Fields
Chorine (uncredited)
Kathleen Gallant
Heckler's Wife (uncredited)
Paul Gary
Man in Hotel Suite (uncredited)
H.W. Gim
Janitor (uncredited)
Mary Gleason
Girl on Chair (uncredited)
Regina Gleason
Girl in Hotel Suite (uncredited)
Joe Gray
Fighter (uncredited)
Reita Green
Chorine (uncredited)
Donna Jo Gribble
Chorine (uncredited)
Kit Guard
Doorman at the Valencia (uncredited)
John Harding
Johnny Allen (uncredited)
Maurice Hart
Man on Squawk Box (voice) (uncredited)
Ed Haskett
Casino Patron (uncredited)
Len Hendry
Heckler (uncredited)
Bill Hickman
Hood with Knife (uncredited)
Paula Hill
Chorine (uncredited)
Harold Huber
Harry Bliss (uncredited)
Edward Ingram
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Dorothy Johnson
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Lorna Jordon
Waitress (uncredited)
Howard Joslin
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp
Elevator Operator / Man at Benefit (uncredited)
Jack Kenney
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Walter Woolf King
Mr. Page (uncredited)
Richard Kipling
Man at Craps Table (uncredited)
Lucy Knoch
Chorine (uncredited)
Joseph La Cava
Waiter (uncredited)
Estelle Lawrence
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Ned Le Fevre
Austin (voice) (uncredited)
Joanna Lee
Chorine (uncredited)
Carl M. Leviness
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Art Lewis
Man in Hotel Suite (uncredited)
Audrey Lowell
Chorine (uncredited)
Mike Mahoney
Man at Benefit / Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Helene Marshall
Girl in Hotel Suite (uncredited)
Leon Martin
Man in Hotel Suite (uncredited)
Thomas Martin
Casino Patron (uncredited)
Oliver McGowan
Judge (uncredited)
Dennis McMullen
Photographer (uncredited)
Ron McNeil
Cab Driver (uncredited)
William Meader
Man in Hotel Suite (uncredited)
Sid Melton
Racetrack Runner (uncredited)
Paul Millard
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Harold Miller
Nightclub Patron / Man at Benefit (uncredited)
Frank Mills
Florist Truck Driver (uncredited)
Ralph Montgomery
Man in Hotel Suite (uncredited)
Pat Moran
Man at Craps Table (uncredited)
Sol Murgi
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Forbes Murray
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
George Offerman, Jr.
Elevator Starter (uncredited)
Alan Paige
Man in Hotel Suite (uncredited)
Murray Pollack
Casino Patron (uncredited)
William Pullen
Letty's Husband (uncredited)
Mabel Rea
Chorine (uncredited)
Edna Ryan
Chorine (uncredited)
Paul Salata
Hood (uncredited)
Cosmo Sardo
Maitre D' (uncredited)
Jeffrey Sayre
Elevator Passenger / Slot Machine Player (uncredited)
Jerry Sheldon
Casino Patron (uncredited)
Billy Snyder
Man in Hotel Suite (uncredited)
Ann Stebbins
Chorine (uncredited)
Jack Stoney
Racetrack Patron / Football Game Spectator (uncredited)
Media.
Details.
Release DateSeptember 26, 1957
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 6m
Budget$2,400,000
Box Office$3,000,000
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
biography
nightclub entertainer
Wiki.
The Joker Is Wild is a 1957 American musical drama film directed by Charles Vidor, starring Frank Sinatra, Mitzi Gaynor, Jeanne Crain and Eddie Albert, and released by Paramount Pictures. The VistaVision film is about Joe E. Lewis, the popular singer and comedian who was a major attraction in nightclubs from the 1920s to the early 1950s.
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