The Joker Is Wild(Movie, 1957)

Name: The Joker Is Wild
Genre: Drama
Released: 1957
Duration: T02:6:00
Rating: 4.1

2h 6min | Genre: Drama

Rating: 4.1/5 (with 75 votes)

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 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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About The Joker Is Wild

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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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)

Plays in: Chicago (Illinois)

Based on the work of: Art Cohn

Made by: Paramount Pictures, AMBL Productions

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 8 languages: German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU)

Status: Released

Release date US: 09/26/1957

Cast: Frank Sinatra, Mitzi Gaynor, Jeanne Crain, Eddie Albert, Jackie Coogan, Ted de Corsia, Billie Bird, Beverly Garland, Barry Kelley, Bing Crosby, Don Beddoe, Mary Treen

Director: Charles Vidor

Producer: Charles Vidor

Screenwriter: Oscar Saul, Art Cohn

Film Editor: Everett Douglas

Director of Photography: Daniel L. Fapp

Composer: Walter Scharf

Costume designer: Edith Head

Production Designer: Roland Anderson

Keywords: biography, nightclub entertainer

Color: Black & White (B/W)

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