The Joker Is Wild (1957)

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NR | Biopic, Adaptation | Released: 1/1/1957

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Synopsis:

Film version of the life of Joe E Lewis who was "Roaring Twenties" Chicago's hottest nightclub singer and had his throat slashed by gangsters when he refused to sing at their club. Losing his singing voice, he then went on to a career as a comedian, but bouts with alcohol threatened to undo him.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
1/1/1957

Studio	Credit
Paramount Pictures	Studio
Director	Credit
Charles Vidor	Director
Cast	Credit
Frank Sinatra	Joe E Lewis
Mitzi Gaynor	Martha Stewart
Jeanne Crain	Letty Page
Eddie Albert	Austin Mack
Beverly Garland	Cassie Mack
Jackie Coogan	Swifty Morgan
Barry Kelley	Captain Hugh McCarthy
Ted DeCorsia	Georgie Parker
Leonard Graves	Tim Coogan
Valerie Allen	Flora
Hank Henry	Burlesque Comedian
Walter Woolf King	Mr Page
Wally Brown	Heckler
Paul Salata	Mug
Bill Hickman	Mug
John D Benson	Mug
Frank Mills	Florist Truck Driver
Eric Alden	Doorman at Copacabana
Eric Wilton	Butler
Ruby Fleming	Girl
Mabel Rae	Chorus Girl
Harold Huber	Harry Bliss
Ned Glass	Johnson
Ned Wever ('Edward')	Dr Pierson
Don Beddoe	Heckler
Mary Treen	Heckler
Sidney Melton	Runner
Dick Elliott	Man Shaving
William Pullen	Letty's Husband
Oliver McGowan	Judge
James J Cavanaugh	Straight Man
Harriet Tarler	Burlesque Girl
Paula Hill	Burlesque Girl
George Offerman	Elevator Starter
James Cross	Jack
Kit Guard	Doorman at Valencia
Lucy Knoch	Girl
John Harding	Allen
Maurice Hart	Sqawk Box Voice
Ralph Montgomery	Man in Hotel Suite
Billy Snyder	Man in Hotel Suite
Joseph Dante	Man in Hotel Suite
Paul Gary	Man in Hotel Suite
Leon Martin
Russell Bender
Art Lewis
David Seigel
Dennis McMullen
Robert Asquith
Larry Knight
Arturo Petterino
Fred Catania
Paul Bryar
Billie Bird
Ned LeFevre
Bill Baldwin
Production Credits	Credit
Samuel J Briskin	Producer
Distribution Companies	Credit
Paramount Pictures	Theatrical Distributor
Writer	Credit
Art Cohn	Source Material (from novel)
Oscar Saul	Screenplay
Art Department	Credit
Sam Comer	Set Decorator
Hal Pereira	Art Director - art direction
Grace Gregory	Set Decorator
Roland Anderson	Art Director - art direction
Film Camera	Credit
Daniel L Fapp	Director of Photography
Music	Credit
Sammy Cahn	Song
Walter Scharf	Music
Harry Harris	Theme Lyrics - lyrics
Jimmy Van Heusen	Song - songs
Johnny Green	Song
Walter Donaldson	Song
Jimmy Johnson	Song
Henry Creamer	Song
Arthur Freed	Song
Gus Arnheim	Song
Abe Lyman	Song
Richard Rodgers	Song
Lorenz Hart	Song
Leo Robin	Song
Ralph Rainger	Song
Fred Fisher	Song
Bud Green	Song
Harry Warren	Song
Production Management	Credit
C C Coleman	Assistant Director
C C Coleman Jr	Assistant Director
Visual Effects	Credit
John P Fulton	Special Effects - special photographic effects
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Edith Head	Costume Designer - costume design

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