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Studs Lonigan

  • 1960
  • 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
5.0/10
354
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Studs Lonigan (1960)
Drama

A young man tries to escape the South Side of 1920s Chicago.A young man tries to escape the South Side of 1920s Chicago.A young man tries to escape the South Side of 1920s Chicago.

  • Director
    • Irving Lerner
  • Writers
    • James T. Farrell
    • Philip Yordan
  • Stars
    • Christopher Knight
    • Frank Gorshin
    • Venetia Stevenson
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.0/10
    354
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Irving Lerner
    • Writers
      • James T. Farrell
      • Philip Yordan
    • Stars
      • Christopher Knight
      • Frank Gorshin
      • Venetia Stevenson
    • 7User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    Jack Nicholson, Robert Casper, Frank Gorshin, Christopher Knight, and Venetia Stevenson in Studs Lonigan (1960)
    Jack Nicholson, Robert Casper, Frank Gorshin, and Christopher Knight in Studs Lonigan (1960)
    Jack Nicholson in Studs Lonigan (1960)
    Jack Nicholson in Studs Lonigan (1960)
    Carolyn Craig and Frank Gorshin in Studs Lonigan (1960)
    Dick Foran and Christopher Knight in Studs Lonigan (1960)
    Robert Casper, Christopher Knight, and Venetia Stevenson in Studs Lonigan (1960)
    Jack Nicholson in Studs Lonigan (1960)
    Studs Lonigan (1960)
    Christopher Knight in Studs Lonigan (1960)

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    Christopher Knight
    • Studs Lonigan
    Frank Gorshin
    Frank Gorshin
    • Kenny Killarney
    Venetia Stevenson
    Venetia Stevenson
    • Lucy Scanlon
    Carolyn Craig
    Carolyn Craig
    • Catherine Banahan
    Jack Nicholson
    Jack Nicholson
    • Weary Reilly
    Robert Casper
    Robert Casper
    • Paulie Haggerty
    Dick Foran
    Dick Foran
    • Patrick Lonigan
    Katherine Squire
    Katherine Squire
    • Mrs. Lonigan
    Jay C. Flippen
    Jay C. Flippen
    • Father Gilhooey
    Helen Westcott
    Helen Westcott
    • Miss Julia Miller
    Kathy Johnson
    • Frances Lonigan
    Jack Kruschen
    Jack Kruschen
    • Charlie the Greek
    Suzi Carnell
    • Eileen
    Madame Spivy
    • Mother Josephine
    • (as Mme. Spivy)
    Jim Drum
    • Jim Doyle
    Mavis Neal Palmer
    • Mrs. Haggerty
    • (as Mavis Neal)
    Darlene Hendricks
    • New Year's Eve Party Girl
    • (as Darlene Hendrix)
    Stanley Adams
    Stanley Adams
    • Gangster
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Irving Lerner
    • Writers
      • James T. Farrell
      • Philip Yordan
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    • Trivia
      Frank Gorshin and Jack Nicholson went on to play two Batman foes. Gorshin played The Riddler in Batman: The Movie (1966), and Nicholson played The Joker in Batman (1989).
    • Quotes

      Father Gilhooey: I haven't seen you in quite some time. I think the last time was at Paulie Haggerty's funeral. You were drinking with Paulie the night he was killed. You were drinking with Weary the night he raped the girl. Has it ever occurred to you, William, that under the influence of alcohol you could have been Weary, or Paulie? God spared you, William. And now you're afraid he won't spare you again.

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    3/10
    This film doesn't really go anywhere.
    The title role for this film went to Christopher Knight, which is surprising since this was his first role! In fact, after making this movie, he only played one more part in his very brief career. The story is a very low-budget combination of the three books by James T. Farrell...and combining all these stories into one film made for a very dull and disjointed...rather episodic picture. The problem also is that Studs was really not a criminal type...more a ne'er-do-well who never amounted to anything in this film set through the 1920s. Had he done more with is life, the film would clearly have worked better. But a film about a loser who never amounts to much...well, making it work is very difficult if not impossible.

    The only reasons to watch the film is that it's free to watch on YouTube and you can see Jack Nicholson in a relatively bland part as one of Studs' friends. Not much fun watching this one...and I really wanted to like it much more than I actually did.
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    • Release date
      • September 1960 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Kein Stern geht verloren
    • Filming locations
      • Hal Roach Studios - 8822 Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Longridge Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 35 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White

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