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October 1957 (USA)
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Frank Sinatra plays Joe E. Lewis, a famous comedian of the 1930s-50s. When the movie opens, Lewis is a young...
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Won Oscar.
Another 1 nomination
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Exclusive Interview: Mitzi Gaynor Recalls "South Pacific"
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Frankie in Lewis Bio!
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Cast
(Complete credited cast)| 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 | ... | Capt. Hugh McCarthy | |
| Ted de Corsia | ... | Georgie Parker | |
| Leonard Graves | ... | Tim Coogan | |
| Valerie Allen | ... | Flora, Chorine | |
| Hank Henry | ... | Burlesque comedian | |
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| Ned Glass | ... | Johnson (unconfirmed) | |
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126 min
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Mono (Westrex Recording System)
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For some unknown reason, Jack "Machine Gun" McGurn is portrayed in this film as "Tim Coogan."
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Revealing mistakes: When Joe is looking at the building directory, the close-up shows "MORRIS WILLIAM". Yet in the next shot as Joe turns to go to the elevator, it says "MORRIS Wm"
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Referenced in "Battle of the Blades: (#1.3)" (2009)
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Swingin' on a Star
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This movie has a great assortment of Sinatra standards. I enjoyed it very much and thought Frank did a credible acting job in the Joe E. Lewis role.
The ending was a little weird with his reflection in the shop windows talking back to him but hey that was a way for Hollywood heroes to express their innermost feelings to the audience. Eddie Albert who I enjoyed so much in Roman Holiday is in here. Jeanne Crain is also in here. She seemed to be a big star in her day but suprisingly, is not remembered today as some of her other contemporaries are. The story is interesting. Gaynor is good although she gets a little irritating when she pleads to Frank.