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7.2/10   436 votes
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Director:
Charles Vidor
Writers:
Art Cohn (book)
Oscar Saul (writer)
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Release Date:
October 1957 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Musical more
Plot:
Frank Sinatra plays Joe E. Lewis, a famous comedian of the 1930s-50s. When the movie opens, Lewis is a young... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 1 nomination more
User Comments:
The Joker is Wild - Sinatras best more

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
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ned Glass ... Johnson (unconfirmed)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
All the Way (USA) (reissue title)
The Joker (USA)
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Runtime:
126 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
USA:Approved (PCA #18482) | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
For some unknown reason, Jack "Machine Gun" McGurn is portrayed in this film as "Tim Coogan." more
Goofs:
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" more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Batman: The Joker Is Wild (#1.5)" (1966) more
Soundtrack:
Out of Nowhere more

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16 out of 18 people found the following comment useful:-
The Joker is Wild - Sinatras best, 21 October 2005
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Author: gajomat (gajomat@msn.com) from New Rochelle, NY

Amazing biography of an amazing man. Joe E. Lewis was the quintessential star of the roaring 20's, with apologies to Al Jolson. A great singer who crossed the wrong people and paid for it with a slashed throat. Sinatra's performance is beyond belief. Already noted as a great actor he outdoes himself. It's been heard that FS "walked" through his roles but not here. Shows how much respect he had for Lewis. A great supporting cast ( Eddie Albert, Jeanne Crain, Mitzi Gaynor and Jackie Coogan) help the film but without the "Chairman of the Board" it would have been just another biography. Sinatra's rendition of "All the Way" is not to be missed. Do yourself a favor and see this movie.

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