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The Joker is Wild

The Joker is Wild

The Most Electric Performance That Ever Shocked and Fascinated an Audience!

19578.02h 6m

Overview

A Prohibition-era nightclub crooner has his career is cut short when his throat is slashed by a mob boss.

Directed by Charles Vidor
Written by Oscar Saul, Art Cohn
Box OfficeBudget: $2.4MRevenue: $3.0M

Top Cast

Frank Sinatra

Frank Sinatra

Joe E. Lewis

Mitzi Gaynor

Mitzi Gaynor

Martha Stewart

Jeanne Crain

Jeanne Crain

Letty Page

Eddie Albert

Eddie Albert

Austin Mack

Beverly Garland

Beverly Garland

Cassie Mack

Jackie Coogan

Jackie Coogan

Swifty Morgan

Barry Kelley

Barry Kelley

Hugh McCarthy

Ted de Corsia

Ted de Corsia

Georgie Parker

Leonard Graves

Leonard Graves

Tim Coogan

Valerie Allen

Valerie Allen

Chorine

Themes & Keywords

biographynightclub entertainer

About The Joker is Wild

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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