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Gaily, Gaily (1969)

 -  Comedy  -  23 March 1970 (Denmark)
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To escape sinful impulses, Ben Harvey, a callow youth, leaves his small town for Chicago in 1910. A pickpocket promptly relieves him of his money, and he nearly starves before Queen Lil ... See full summary »

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Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 1 win & 1 nomination. See more awards »
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Cast overview, first billed only:
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Ben Harvey
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Lil
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Sullivan
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Johanson
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Grogan
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Adeline
Roy Poole ...
Dunne
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The Governor
Melodie Johnson ...
Lilah
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Father
Charles Tyner ...
Dr. Lazarus
Joan Huntington ...
Kitty
Merie Earle ...
Granny
Claudia Bryar ...
Mother
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Younger Brother
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To escape sinful impulses, Ben Harvey, a callow youth, leaves his small town for Chicago in 1910. A pickpocket promptly relieves him of his money, and he nearly starves before Queen Lil takes him under her wing, gives him a room in her high-class bordello, and gets him a job at a newspaper. He's so sweet and dumb, he thinks Lil's is a boarding house. He's soon caught up in an electoral struggle between a secretly corrupt reformer and an openly corrupt councilman. Can Ben expose corruption or will he be caught up in allure of power? An alcoholic investigative reporter and the bordello's ingénue try to help him grow up. Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>

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Ben Harvey's juices are all dammed up. See more »

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Comedy

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Rated R for brief nudity/sexual content | See all certifications »
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23 March 1970 (Denmark)  »

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$8,000,000 (estimated)
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Film debut of Margot Kidder. See more »

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Francis X. Sullivan: Ahh, he's stone cold dead.
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Referenced in The Directors: The Films of Norman Jewison (1999) See more »

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"Tomorrow Is My Friend"
Sung by Jimmie Rodgers
Lyrics by Alan Bergman & Marilyn Bergman
Music by Henry Mancini
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Gaily, Gaily was an uneven period comedy that was still pretty enjoyable
5 September 2012 | by (Baton Rouge, La.) – See all my reviews

Just watched this Beau Bridges/Norman Jewison film on Netflix streaming. Based on Ben Hecht's memoirs, Bridges plays the author as Ben Harvey who comes to Chicago in 1910 to make it as a writer. There he encounters Melina Mercouri as a madam, Brian Keith as his reporter mentor, Hume Cronyn as a crooked businessman, George Kennedy as another shady figure, and Margot Kidder-in her film debut-as Bridges' first time. Plenty of period atmosphere with some quite funny lines and scenes but I have to admit that I was confused by some of the characterizations and action set pieces. Still, it was fascinating to watch so on that note, Gaily, Gaily is worth a look.


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