The Joker is Wild

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

Cast

Frank Sinatra

as Joe E. Lewis

Mitzi Gaynor

as Martha Stewart

Jeanne Crain

as Letty Page

Eddie Albert

as Austin Mack

Beverly Garland

as Cassie Mack

Jackie Coogan

as Swifty Morgan

Barry Kelley

as Hugh McCarthy

Ted de Corsia

as Georgie Parker

Leonard Graves

as Tim Coogan

Valerie Allen

as Chorine

Reviews

CinemaSerf

This is certainly one of my favourite Frank Sinatra performances not least because his “Joe” character actually gets to do some crooning. Indeed, it’s how this charmer makes his living, along with pianist “Austin” (Eddie Albert) singing in a nightclub. When he gets a better offer though, his boss ma...

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