The Joker Is Wild (1957)
- Original title
- The Joker is Wild
- Directed by
- Charles Vidor
- Genre
- drama film, biographical film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 2h 06m
- Rated
- 16
- Rating
- 8.1 of 10 from 155 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This film tells the true story of Joe E. Lewis, a singer and comedian who built a career in nightclubs. After a brutal attack ruins his voice, he reinvents himself as a comic act.
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What happens
The Joker Is Wild is a 1957 American musical drama film directed by Charles Vidor, starring Frank Sinatra, Mitzi Gaynor, Jeanne Crain and Eddie Albert, and released by Paramount Pictures. The VistaVision film is about Joe E. Lewis, the popular singer and comedian who was a major attraction in nightclubs from the 1920s to the early 1950s. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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