The Joker Is Wild (1957)
The Most Electric Performance That Ever Shocked and Fascinated an Audience!
Genre : Drama
Runtime : 2H 6M
Director : Charles Vidor
Writer : Oscar Saul
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.
Joe E. Lewis
Martha Stewart
Letty Page
Austin Mack
Cassie Mack
Swifty Morgan
Captain Hugh McCarthy
Georgie Parker
Tim Coogan
Chorine
Burlesque Comedian
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Doorman at the Copacabana (uncredited)
Vegas Speciality Dancer (uncredited)
Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Waiter (uncredited)
Heckler at the Copacabana (uncredited)
Man in Hotel Suite (uncredited)
Hood (uncredited)
Ticket Seller / Cashier (uncredited)
Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Chorine (uncredited)
Las Vegas Heckler (uncredited)
Heckler (uncredited)
Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
Chorine (uncredited)
Bouncer at Silver Door (uncredited)
Burlesque Straight Man (uncredited)
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Girl in Hotel Suite (uncredited)
Jack (uncredited)
Girl in Hotel Suite (uncredited)
Man in Hotel Suite (uncredited)
Chorine (uncredited)
Chorine (uncredited)
Shaving Man (uncredited)
Flashy Blonde (uncredited)
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Chorine (uncredited)
Heckler's Wife (uncredited)
Man in Hotel Suite (uncredited)
Janitor (uncredited)
Girl on Chair (uncredited)
Girl in Hotel Suite (uncredited)
Fighter (uncredited)
Chorine (uncredited)
Chorine (uncredited)
Doorman at the Valencia (uncredited)
Johnny Allen (uncredited)
Man on Squawk Box (voice) (uncredited)
Casino Patron (uncredited)
Heckler (uncredited)
Hood with Knife (uncredited)
Chorine (uncredited)
Harry Bliss (uncredited)
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Waitress (uncredited)
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Elevator Operator / Man at Benefit (uncredited)
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Mr. Page (uncredited)
Man at Craps Table (uncredited)
Chorine (uncredited)
Waiter (uncredited)
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Austin (voice) (uncredited)
Chorine (uncredited)
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Man in Hotel Suite (uncredited)
Chorine (uncredited)
Man at Benefit / Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Girl in Hotel Suite (uncredited)
Man in Hotel Suite (uncredited)
Casino Patron (uncredited)
Judge (uncredited)
Photographer (uncredited)
Cab Driver (uncredited)
Man in Hotel Suite (uncredited)
Racetrack Runner (uncredited)
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Nightclub Patron / Man at Benefit (uncredited)
Florist Truck Driver (uncredited)
Man in Hotel Suite (uncredited)
Man at Craps Table (uncredited)
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Elevator Starter (uncredited)
Man in Hotel Suite (uncredited)
Casino Patron (uncredited)
Letty's Husband (uncredited)
Chorine (uncredited)
Chorine (uncredited)
Hood (uncredited)
Maitre D' (uncredited)
Elevator Passenger / Slot Machine Player (uncredited)
Casino Patron (uncredited)
Man in Hotel Suite (uncredited)
Chorine (uncredited)
Racetrack Patron / Football Game Spectator (uncredited)
Waiter (uncredited)
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Chorine (uncredited)
Chorine (uncredited)
Girl in Hotel Suite (uncredited)
Heckler (uncredited)
Dr. Pierson (uncredited)
Officer (uncredited)
Samuels (Letty's Butler) (uncredited)
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