The read
It runs a compact 1h 30m.
Synopsis
A musical comedy based on several Damon Runyon short stories. When a bookie on the run, Robert 'Numbers' Foster, falls for a pretty country songbird, Emily Ann Stackerlee , he'll do anything to help her make it big -- including a stint in jail to pay for his crimes. But will the tough guy's sacrifice of the heart pay off when it comes to his girlfriend's singing career?
Ratings
IMDb6.1/10
9 audience votes
Key crew
- Harmon JonesDirector
- Damon RunyonWriter
- Sy GombergScreenplay
Cast
- Mitzi GaynorEmily Ann Stackerlee
- Scott BradyRobert 'Numbers' Foster
- Mitzi Green'52nd Tessie' Sammis
- Marguerite ChapmanYvonne Dugan
- Michael O'SheaInspector McNamara
- Wally VernonHarry 'Poorly' Sammis
- Henry SlateDave the Dude
- George E. StoneRopes McGonigle
- Richard AllanCurtaintime Charlie
- Edwin MaxLookout Louie Larchment
- Charles BronsonPhil Green, aka 'Pittsburgh Philo' (uncredited)
- Timothy CareyCrockett Pace (uncredited)
Stills
Themes
musical