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A film of the life of the renowned musical composer, playwright, actor, dancer and singer George M. Cohan.


“The Most Electric Performance That Ever Shocked and Fascinated an Audience!”
A Prohibition-era nightclub crooner has his career is cut short when his throat is slashed by a mob boss.

Frank Sinatra
Joe E. Lewis

Mitzi Gaynor
Martha Stewart

Jeanne Crain
Letty Page

Eddie Albert
Austin Mack

Beverly Garland
Cassie Mack

Jackie Coogan
Swifty Morgan

Barry Kelley
Hugh McCarthy

Ted de Corsia
Georgie Parker

Leonard Graves
Tim Coogan

Valerie Allen
Chorine
The Joker is Wild is a drama, music film released in 1957 exploring themes of biography, nightclub entertainer. Directed by Charles Vidor, it stars Frank Sinatra, Mitzi Gaynor, Jeanne Crain. A Prohibition-era nightclub crooner has his career is cut short when his throat is slashed by a mob boss.
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