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10 July 1960 (USA)
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Tender romantic comedy about an aspiring musician who arrives in New York in search of fame & fortune...
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Robert Mulligan Dead At Age 83; Directed "To Kill A Mockingbird"
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Robert Mulligan Dead At Age 83; Directed "To Kill A Mockingbird"
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Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Tony Curtis | ... | Pete Hammond Jr. |
 | Debbie Reynolds | ... | Peggy Brown |
 | Jack Oakie | ... | Mac, Owner of Macs Bar |
| Kay Medford | ... | Mrs. 'Soda' Gallo, Landlady |
 | Don Rickles | ... | Nellie |
| Marjorie Bennett | ... | Mrs. Edie Kerry |
| Hal K. Dawson | ... | Bo Kerry |
| Norman Fell | ... | Telephone Repairman |
| Lisa Drake | ... | Toni |
| Joe Bushkin | ... | Frankie J, Bandleader |
| Sam Butera | ... | Carl 'Tip', Member of The Red Peppers |
| Gerry Mulligan | ... | Gerry |
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105 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Mono (Westrex Recording System)
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Saxophone solos for Tony Curtis were actually played by musicians Gerry Mulligan and Dave Pell.
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(Theme From) The Rat Race
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Tony Curtis, (Pete Hammond Jr.) plays the role as a musician who plays a saxophone, clarinet and flute and he leaves Milwaukee, Wisconsin and heads to New York City to start out on his career. Pete has a hard time trying to find a cheap place to live and winds up sharing an apartment with a girl named Peggy Brown, (Debbie Reynolds) who is a dancer and singer and has lived in New York for a few years and is having a hard time trying to find a job doing what she likes. Peggy does work in a dance hall where men buy tickets for every dance and the establishment is owned by Don Rickles who is a very shady character who has a great interest in Peggy and has loaned her $600.00 and begins to want her to repay him in more ways than one. This is a great film because Tony Curtis, Debbie Reynolds and Don Rickles played very dramatic roles and they all gave outstanding performances. Veteran actor Jack Oakie, (Mac, Owner of Macs Bar) gave a great supporting role and also some comedy. If you have not seen this film, you are missing a great 1960 Classic, so keep an eye out for this film on TV. Enjoy.