Party Girl (1958)
Overview
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $1,758,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $2,380,000.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 7.45 |
Directed By
Nicholas Ray
Crew
Nicholas Ray
George Wells
Joe Pasternak
Robert J. Bronner
Bobby Webb
Helen Rose
Jeff Alexander
John McSweeney Jr.
Sammy Cahn
Robert Sidney
Richard Pefferle
William Tuttle
Leo Katcher
Lee LeBlanc
Wesley C. Miller
Nicholas Brodszky
Robert J. Bronner
Sydney Guilaroff
William A. Horning
Henry Grace
Erich von Stroheim Jr.
Charles K. Hagedon
Randall Duell
TOP CAST
Robert Taylor
Tommy Farrell
Cyd Charisse
Vicki Gaye
Lee J. Cobb
Rico Angelo
John Ireland
Louis Canetto
Kent Smith
Jeffrey Stewart
Claire Kelly
Genevieve Farrell
Corey Allen
Cookie La Motte
Lewis Charles
Danny Rimett
David Opatoshu
Lou Forbes
Kem Dibbs
Joey Vulner
Patrick McVey
Detective O'Malley
Barbara Lang
Ginger D'Amour
Myrna Hansen
Joy Hampton
Betty Utey
Cindy Consuelo
Leon Alton
Police Officer (uncredited)
Hy Anzell
Man in Hall (uncredited)
Herb Armstrong
Intern (uncredited)
Walter Bacon
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Steve Benton
Actor in Show (uncredited)
Margaret Bert
Wardrobe Woman (uncredited)
Herman Boden
Speciality Dancer (uncredited)
Peter Bourne
Cab Driver (uncredited)
Marshall Bradford
District Attorney (uncredited)
Bob Calder
Speciality Dancer (uncredited)
Pat Cawley
Farrell's Secretary (voice) (uncredited)
Barrie Chase
Showgirl (uncredited)
Dick Cherney
Porter (uncredited)
Jack R. Clinton
Party Guest (uncredited)
Gene Coogan
Juror (uncredited)
Russell Custer
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
John Damler
Detective (uncredited)
Jack Dodds
Speciality Dancer (uncredited)
Burt Douglas
P.A. (voice) (uncredited)
Michael Dugan
Jenks (uncredited)
Charles Fogel
Party Guest (uncredited)
John Franco
Hood (uncredited)
David Garcia
Newsman (uncredited)
Jack Gargan
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Ed Haskett
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Tom Hernández
Sketch Artist (uncredited)
Harry Hines
Newsman (uncredited)
Stuart Holmes
Juror (uncredited)
Jimmie Horan
Juror (uncredited)
Michael Jeffers
Apple Vendor (uncredited)
Paul Keast
Judge Davers (uncredited)
Donald Kerr
Backstage Card Player (uncredited)
Jack Lambert
Nick (uncredited)
Rusty Lane
Judge John A. Davis (uncredited)
Herbert Lytton
Judge Alfino (uncredited)
Thomas Martin
Prospective Juror (uncredited)
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