The Rat Race (1960)

Director:

Robert Mulligan

Writers:

Garson Kanin (screenplay)
Garson Kanin (play)
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Release Date:

10 July 1960 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Plot:

Tender romantic comedy about an aspiring musician who arrives in New York in search of fame & fortune...

Plot Keywords:

Theft | Love | Jazz Musician | Roommate | New York City

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
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Stanley Adams	...	Cab Driver (uncredited)
Elmer Bernstein	...	Member of The Red Peppers (uncredited)
Wally Cassell	...	Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Mahlon Clark	...	Musician (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum	...	Hotel Lobby Extra (uncredited)
Jacques Gallo	...	French Sailor (uncredited)
Stanley Greene	...	New York Bus Terminal Baggage Handler (uncredited)
Stuart Holmes	...	Hotel Lobby Extra (uncredited)
Richard Keene	...	Eddie (uncredited)
Bob Kenaston	...	Trumpet Player, Member of Red Peppers (uncredited)
Donald Lamont	...	Norm (uncredited)
David Landfield	...	Tod (uncredited)
Johnny Lee	...	Janitor (uncredited)
Louis Lettieri	...	Boy (uncredited)
Jack McClure	...	Mickey (uncredited)
Frank Mitchell	...	Good Humor Man (uncredited)
Joe Ploski	...	Street Vendor (uncredited)
Mark Russell	...	Sailor (uncredited)
Joseph Sullivan	...	Marcus Karp (uncredited)
Arthur Tovey	...	Dance Hall Extra (uncredited)
Dick Winslow	...	Tip, Member of The Red Peppers (uncredited)

Directed by
Robert Mulligan

Writing credits
Garson Kanin		(screenplay)
Garson Kanin		(play)
John Michael Hayes		uncredited

Produced by
Gordon Cornell Layne	....	associate producer
William Perlberg	....	producer
George Seaton	....	producer

Original Music by
Elmer Bernstein

Cinematography by
Robert Burks		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Alma Macrorie

Art Direction by
Tambi Larsen
Hal Pereira

Set Decoration by
Sam Comer
Frank R. McKelvy		(as Frank McKelvy)
Maurice Goodman		(uncredited)

Costume Design by
Edith Head

Makeup Department
Nellie Manley	....	hair styles supervisor
Wally Westmore	....	makeup supervisor
Hedy Mjorud	....	hair stylist (uncredited)

Production Management
Harry Caplan	....	unit production manager (uncredited)
Curtis Mick	....	assistant production manager (uncredited)
Robert R. Snody	....	unit production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Richard Caffey	....	assistant director
Dale Coleman	....	assistant director (uncredited)
Angelo Laiacona	....	first assistant director: New York (uncredited)

Art Department
Vern Bain	....	props (uncredited)
Carl Coleman	....	props (uncredited)
Dick Webb	....	prop shop (uncredited)

Sound Department
Hugo Grenzbach	....	sound recordist
Winston H. Leverett	....	sound recordist (as Winston Leverett)
A.H. Barnett	....	sound recordist (uncredited)
Bill Clark	....	boom operator (uncredited)
Henry Keener	....	sound cable (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Farciot Edouart	....	process photography
John P. Fulton	....	special photographic effects

Camera and Electrical Department
Gene Liggett	....	assistant camera (uncredited)
John Nostri	....	grip (uncredited)
Loren Nutten	....	best boy (uncredited)
G.E. Richardson	....	still photographer (uncredited)
Leonard J. South	....	camera operator (uncredited)
Herb Welts	....	grip (uncredited)
Stanley Williams	....	gaffer (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Glenita Dinneen	....	wardrobe (uncredited)
Joan Joseff	....	costume jeweller (uncredited)
Robert Magahay	....	wardrobe (uncredited)

Music Department
Jack Hayes	....	orchestrator (uncredited)
Leo Shuken	....	orchestrator (uncredited)
Van Cleave	....	orchestrator (uncredited)

Other crew
Richard Mueller	....	technicolor color consultant
Theodore Taylor	....	assistant to producers
Kathleen Fagan	....	script supervisor (uncredited)
Milt Watt	....	unit publicist (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Perlsea Company

Distributors

• Paramount Pictures (1960) (USA) (theatrical)
• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1966) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Paramount (1961) (France) (theatrical)

Also Known As:

"Garson Kanin's The Rat Race" - USA (complete title)

Runtime:

105 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Company:

Perlsea Company

Trivia:

Final film of Wally Cassell.

Quotes:

Mac, Owner of Macs Bar:Ah don't sweat honey, perfectly normal. Half the world is looking for the other half, did you ever notice it? Just consider, buyers and sellers trying to meet up, and visa versa. Crooks lookin' for suckers, boys for girls. Tops for bottoms and bottoms for tops, very interesting - no end. Jobs lookin' for people, people lookin' for jobs... or for trouble. Ah no hon, it's nothin' to be ashamed of.

Movie Connections:

References The Killer Shrews (1959)

Soundtrack:

Manhattan

Beautiful Squalor

I loved this movie about two struggling young people and the friendship and love that grows out of those struggles. You won't find any glamour in this film, but it manages to be much more beautiful than many a movie oozing pearls, silk and mahogany. All characters are interesting, likeable and well-drawn. Rickles is fantastic as an uncouth, vulgar boss, the personification of a soul destroyed. Everything is just right. As usual, it is small movies that reach the greatest heights. I once saw screenwriter Kanin and his wife Ruth Gordon on "Donahue". I'm sorry I didn't take any notes.