π Overview:
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?
π Languages Available:
English
π Date Released:
1952-11-14
β Running Time:
90 mins
β Vote Average:
6.9
Beloved Cast
Emily Ann Stackerlee
Mitzi Gaynor
Robert 'Numbers' Foster
Scott Brady
'52nd Tessie' Sammis
Mitzi Green
Yvonne Dugan
Marguerite Chapman
Inspector McNamara
Michael O'Shea
Harry 'Poorly' Sammis
Wally Vernon
Dave the Dude
Henry Slate
Ropes McGonigle
George E. Stone
Curtaintime Charlie
Richard Allan
Lookout Louie Larchment
Edwin Max
Phil Green, aka 'Pittsburgh Philo' (uncredited)
Charles Bronson
Crockett Pace (uncredited)
Timothy Carey
Selly Bennett (uncredited)
Henry Corden
Nightclub Extra (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Lady at Laundry (uncredited)
Mary Wickes
Little Elida (uncredited)
Sharon Baird
Counsel (uncredited)
David Bauer
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp
Presiding Senator (uncredited)
Robert Long
Bookie on Phone (uncredited)
Charles Tannen
Skipper (uncredited)
Emile Meyer
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Harold Miller
Foy Pace (uncredited)
Alfred Mizner
Madame Moana (uncredited)
Mabel Paige
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Charles Perry
Bookie (uncredited)
Al Hill
Theopolis Pace (uncredited)
Paul Wexler
Detective Lt. Moran (uncredited)
Phil Tully
Frankie Ferraccio (uncredited)
Ralph Volkie
Uncle Old Fella (uncredited)
Bill Walker