The Joker Is Wild

    The Joker Is Wild
    1957

    Synopsis

    Prohibition-era nightclub crooner Joe E. Lewis has his career and nearly his life cut short when his throat is slashed as payback for leaving the employ of Chicago mob boss Georgie Parker. A broken alcoholic, Joe is brought back from the abyss by his faithful piano player, Austin Mack, who helps turn the former singer into a successful stand-up comedian. But Joe's demons plague his romantic life even as he reaches new heights of success.

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    Cast

    • Frank SinatraJoe E. Lewis
    • Mitzi GaynorMartha Stewart
    • Jeanne CrainLetty Page
    • Eddie AlbertAustin Mack
    • Beverly GarlandCassie Mack
    • Jackie CooganSwifty Morgan
    • Barry KelleyCaptain Hugh McCarthy
    • Ted de CorsiaGeorgie Parker
    • Leonard GravesTim Coogan
    • Valerie AllenChorine