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

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)

Trailer

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