The Strip (1951)

Drummer Stanley Maxton moves to Los Angeles with dreams of opening his own club, but falls in with a gangster and a nightclub dancer and ends up accused of murder.

Director:

László Kardos

Writer:

Allen Rivkin

Stars:

Mickey Rooney, Sally Forrest, William Demarest

Nominated for 1 Oscar.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Mickey Rooney	...	Stanley Maxton
Sally Forrest	...	Jane Tafford
William Demarest	...	Fluff
James Craig	...	Delwyn 'Sonny' Johnson
Kay Brown	...	Edna
Louis Armstrong	...	Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong and His Band	...	Themselves
Tommy Rettig	...	Artie Ardrey
Tom Powers	...	Detective Lt. Bonnabel
Jonathan Cott	...	Behr
Tommy Farrell	...	Boynton
Myrna Dell	...	Paulette Ardrey
Jacqueline Fontaine	...	Frieda
Vic Damone	...	Himself
Monica Lewis	...	Herself

Storyline

Drummer Stanley Maxton moves to Los Angeles with dreams of opening his own club, but falls in with a gangster and a nightclub dancer and ends up accused of murder.

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Plot Keywords:

nightclub | dancer | drummer | jazz | cigarette girl | 

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Genres:

Drama | Film-Noir | Music

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

August 1951 (USA)

Also Known As:

Amei e Errei

Filming Locations:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Of Joe Pasternak's 57 MGM productions released between 1942 and 1966, this film was just one of two which failed to garner a contemporary New York Times review. The second movie was Looking for Love.

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Goofs

Child actor playing Artie giggles after inadvertently causing car wreck in which vehicle he is riding runs into another car - hardly the reaction a real child would have.

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Connections

Featured in Los Angeles Plays Itself (2003)

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Soundtracks

"Ole Miss Blues"
Written by W.C. Handy

User Reviews

Saw this in Korea in the outdoors

I was stationed in Korea for a year during the spring offensive , heartbreak ridge, etc. and they showed this movie one night. We loved it. Satchmo singing a "kiss to build a dream on" was fantastic. And would you believe we had the projectionist replay the Sally Forrest dance scene a dozen times!I gave this movie a 7 because it brought back memories after 50 years, even though ,aside from the good jazz, and Sally Forrest, the acting and story was mediocre. I only regret that it isnt on VHS.