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User Rating:
5.8/10   59 votes
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Director:
Joseph M. Newman
Writers:
Daniel Mainwaring (writer)
Crane Wilbur (writer)
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Release Date:
22 November 1961 (USA) more
Genre:
Biography | Drama more
Tagline:
Hollywood's Confidential Story!
Plot:
Dancer George Raft (Ray Danton) finds himself involved with the criminal underworld. After a conflict... more | add synopsis
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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Ray Danton ... George Raft

Jayne Mansfield ... Lisa Lang
Julie London ... Sheila
Barrie Chase ... June

Frank Gorshin ... Moxie
Barbara Nichols ... Texas
Brad Dexter ... Benny
Robert Strauss ... Frenchie
Herschel Bernardi ... Sam
Margo Moore ... Ruth
Neville Brand ... Capone
Joe De Santis ... Frankie Donatella

Argentina Brunetti ... Mrs. Raft
Pepper Davis ... MC Team
Tony Reese ... MC Team
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Spin of a Coin (UK)
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Runtime:
106 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15
Company:
Allied Artists Pictures more

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Trivia:
Jayne Mansfield's character is based on George Raft's relationship with Betty Grable. more

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6 out of 10 people found the following review useful.
Just for the music, 28 December 2001
5/10
Author: Gerald-5 from Ssomerset England

A somewhat cardboardy and flat performance from everyone. I would have rated it less than 5 if it hadn't been for the music. But the dancing and some of the singing was excellent - a lot of effort had been put into setting the routines into the correct period. So, good marks for that, but not for anything else. And what a corny inconclusive ending.

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