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Party Girl

Party Girl

You'll meet her at the roughest parties ...with the toughest guys in town!

19586.81h 39m

Overview

Slick lawyer Thomas Farrell has made a career of defending mobsters in trials. It's not until he meets a lovely showgirl at a mob party that he realizes that there's more to life than winning trials. Farrell tries to quit the racket, but mob boss Rico Angelo threatens to hurt the showgirl if Farrell leaves him.

Directed by Nicholas Ray
Written by George Wells, Sammy Cahn, Leo Katcher
Produced by Joe Pasternak
Box OfficeBudget: $1.8MRevenue: $2.4M

Top Cast

Robert Taylor

Robert Taylor

Tommy Farrell

Cyd Charisse

Cyd Charisse

Vicki Gaye

Lee J. Cobb

Lee J. Cobb

Rico Angelo

John Ireland

John Ireland

Louis Canetto

Kent Smith

Kent Smith

Jeffrey Stewart

Claire Kelly

Claire Kelly

Genevieve Farrell

Corey Allen

Corey Allen

Cookie La Motte

Lewis Charles

Lewis Charles

Danny Rimett

David Opatoshu

David Opatoshu

Lou Forbes

K

Kem Dibbs

Joey Vulner

Themes & Keywords

dancerfilm noirhostage situationshowgirlmob bossethical dilemmatrial lawyer

About Party Girl

Party Girl is a crime, drama, romance film released in 1958 exploring themes of dancer, film noir, hostage situation, showgirl, mob boss, ethical dilemma. Directed by Nicholas Ray, it stars Robert Taylor, Cyd Charisse, Lee J. Cobb. Slick lawyer Thomas Farrell has made a career of defending mobsters in trials. It's not until he meets a lovely showgirl at a mob party that he realizes that there's more to life than winning trials. Farrell tries to quit the racket, but mob boss Rico Angelo threatens to hurt the showgirl if Farrell leaves him.

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