The Joker is Wild

The Joker is Wild

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

1957•2h 6m•8.0/10

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8.0/10(154)

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

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Production

AMBL Productions, Paramount Pictures

Language

EN

Status

Released

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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

Hank Henry

Burlesque Comedian

Sophie Tucker

Sophie Tucker

Sophie Tucker (uncredited)

Eric Alden

Eric Alden

Doorman at the Copacabana (uncredited)

Jerry Antes

Jerry Antes

Vegas Speciality Dancer (uncredited)

Bill Baldwin

Bill Baldwin

Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

Bobby Barber

Bobby Barber

Waiter (uncredited)

Don Beddoe

Don Beddoe

Heckler at the Copacabana (uncredited)

Russ Bender

Russ Bender

Man in Hotel Suite (uncredited)

John Benson

Hood (uncredited)

Billie Bird

Billie Bird

Ticket Seller / Cashier (uncredited)

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