"The Most Electric Performance That Ever Shocked and Fascinated an Audience!"

1957

2h 6m

8.0(154 votes)

Drama

Music

Overview

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

111 members

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Frank Sinatra

Joe E. Lewis

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Mitzi Gaynor

Martha Stewart

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Jeanne Crain

Letty Page

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Eddie Albert

Austin Mack

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Beverly Garland

Cassie Mack

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Jackie Coogan

Swifty Morgan

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Barry Kelley

Hugh McCarthy

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Ted de Corsia

Georgie Parker

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Leonard Graves

Tim Coogan

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Valerie Allen

Chorine

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Hank Henry

Burlesque Comedian

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Sophie Tucker

Sophie Tucker (uncredited)

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Eric Alden

Doorman at the Copacabana (uncredited)

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Jerry Antes

Vegas Speciality Dancer (uncredited)

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Bill Baldwin

Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

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Bobby Barber

Waiter (uncredited)

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Don Beddoe

Heckler at the Copacabana (uncredited)

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Russ Bender

Man in Hotel Suite (uncredited)

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John Benson

Hood (uncredited)

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Billie Bird

Ticket Seller / Cashier (uncredited)

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Jan Bradley

Telephone Operator (uncredited)

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Judith Bradshaw

Chorine (uncredited)

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Wally Brown

Las Vegas Heckler (uncredited)

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Paul Bryar

Heckler (uncredited)

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Benny Burt

Taxicab Driver (uncredited)

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Florine Carlan

Chorine (uncredited)

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Fred Catania

Bouncer at Silver Door (uncredited)

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James Cavanaugh

Burlesque Straight Man (uncredited)

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Edith Clair

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

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Audrey Conti

Girl in Hotel Suite (uncredited)

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Jimmy Cross

Jack (uncredited)

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Jann Darlyn

Girl in Hotel Suite (uncredited)

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Joseph Donte

Man in Hotel Suite (uncredited)

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Phyllis Douglas

Chorine (uncredited)

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Heidi Duval

Chorine (uncredited)

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Dick Elliott

Shaving Man (uncredited)

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Shirley Falls

Flashy Blonde (uncredited)

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Franklyn Farnum

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

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Darlene Fields

Chorine (uncredited)

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Kathleen Gallant

Heckler's Wife (uncredited)

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Paul Gary

Man in Hotel Suite (uncredited)

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H.W. Gim

Janitor (uncredited)

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Mary Gleason

Girl on Chair (uncredited)

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Regina Gleason

Girl in Hotel Suite (uncredited)

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Joe Gray

Fighter (uncredited)

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Reita Green

Chorine (uncredited)

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Donna Jo Gribble

Chorine (uncredited)

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Kit Guard

Doorman at the Valencia (uncredited)

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John Harding

Johnny Allen (uncredited)

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Maurice Hart

Man on Squawk Box (voice) (uncredited)

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Ed Haskett

Casino Patron (uncredited)

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Len Hendry

Heckler (uncredited)

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Bill Hickman

Hood with Knife (uncredited)

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Paula Hill

Chorine (uncredited)

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Harold Huber

Harry Bliss (uncredited)

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Edward Ingram

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

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Dorothy Johnson

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

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Lorna Jordon

Waitress (uncredited)

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Directing

Howard Joslin

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

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Kenner G. Kemp

Elevator Operator / Man at Benefit (uncredited)

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Jack Kenney

Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

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Walter Woolf King

Mr. Page (uncredited)

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Richard Kipling

Man at Craps Table (uncredited)

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Lucy Knoch

Chorine (uncredited)

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Joseph La Cava

Waiter (uncredited)

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Estelle Lawrence

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

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Ned Le Fevre

Austin (voice) (uncredited)

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Joanna Lee

Chorine (uncredited)

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Carl M. Leviness

Wedding Guest (uncredited)

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Art Lewis

Man in Hotel Suite (uncredited)

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Audrey Lowell

Chorine (uncredited)

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Mike Mahoney

Man at Benefit / Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

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Helene Marshall

Girl in Hotel Suite (uncredited)

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Leon Martin

Man in Hotel Suite (uncredited)

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Thomas Martin

Casino Patron (uncredited)

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Oliver McGowan

Judge (uncredited)

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Dennis McMullen

Photographer (uncredited)

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Ron McNeil

Cab Driver (uncredited)

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William Meader

Man in Hotel Suite (uncredited)

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Sid Melton

Racetrack Runner (uncredited)

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Paul Millard

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

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Harold Miller

Nightclub Patron / Man at Benefit (uncredited)

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Frank Mills

Florist Truck Driver (uncredited)

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Ralph Montgomery

Man in Hotel Suite (uncredited)

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Pat Moran

Man at Craps Table (uncredited)

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Sol Murgi

Wedding Guest (uncredited)

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Forbes Murray

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

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William H. O'Brien

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

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George Offerman, Jr.

Elevator Starter (uncredited)

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Alan Paige

Man in Hotel Suite (uncredited)

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Murray Pollack

Casino Patron (uncredited)

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William Pullen

Letty's Husband (uncredited)

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Mabel Rea

Chorine (uncredited)

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Edna Ryan

Chorine (uncredited)

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Paul Salata

Hood (uncredited)

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Cosmo Sardo

Maitre D' (uncredited)

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Jeffrey Sayre

Elevator Passenger / Slot Machine Player (uncredited)

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Jerry Sheldon

Casino Patron (uncredited)

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Billy Snyder

Man in Hotel Suite (uncredited)

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Ann Stebbins

Chorine (uncredited)

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Jack Stoney

Racetrack Patron / Football Game Spectator (uncredited)

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Robert Strong

Waiter (uncredited)

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Brick Sullivan

Wedding Guest (uncredited)

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Elliott Sullivan

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

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Kay Tapscott

Chorine (uncredited)

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Harriette Tarler

Chorine (uncredited)

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June Tolley

Girl in Hotel Suite (uncredited)

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Mary Treen

Heckler (uncredited)

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Ned Wever

Dr. Pierson (uncredited)

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Dave White

Officer (uncredited)

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Eric Wilton

Samuels (Letty's Butler) (uncredited)

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