Party Girl

Slick lawyer Thomas Farrell has made a career of defending mobsters in trials. It's not until he meets a lovely showgirl at a mob party that he realizes that there's more to life than winning trials. Farrell tries to quit the racket, but mob boss Rico Angelo threatens to hurt the showgirl if Farrell leaves him.

Cast

Robert Taylor

as Tommy Farrell

Cyd Charisse

as Vicki Gaye

Lee J. Cobb

as Rico Angelo

John Ireland

as Louis Canetto

Kent Smith

as Jeffrey Stewart

Claire Kelly

as Genevieve Farrell

Corey Allen

as Cookie La Motte

Lewis Charles

as Danny Rimett

David Opatoshu

as Lou Forbes

Kem Dibbs

as Joey Vulner

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