Gaily, Gaily (1969)
Overview
After runaway Ben Young is robbed and left on his own, he is taken in by Lil, the head of a Chicago brothel. Acting as a surrogate mother for Ben, who thinks she runs a boardinghouse, Lil gets him a job with Francis Sullivan at the local newspaper. As Ben is exposed to the workings of the big city, he realizes the extent of government corruption and sets out on the daunting task of reforming Chicago politics, finding several allies along the way.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 3.818 |
Directed By
Norman Jewison
Crew
Abram S. Ginnes
Norman Jewison
Ben Hecht
George B. Chan
Mike Moder
Nikita Knatz
Naomi Cavin
Mr. Kenneth
Wendell Franklin
Edward G. Boyle
Robert Martin
Wesley Jeffries
Henry Mancini
Allen K. Wood
Sugar Blymyer
Sass Bedig
Hal Ashby
Angela Alexander
Lynn Del Kail
Patrick J. Palmer
Sam Gordon
Pat Blymyer
Marvin L. Gunter
Joe L. Cramer
Richard Carruth
Del Armstrong
Philip L. Parslow
Bob Forrest
Joseph Hurley
Wilbur Gossman
Albert Whitlock
James D. Young
Gaylin P. Schultz
Larry DeWaay
William Maldonado
James Richard
Clem Portman
Marjorie Plecher
Richard H. Kline
Ralph E. Winters
Byron 'Buzz' Brandt
Norman Jewison
Robert F. Boyle
Lynn Stalmaster
Ray Aghayan
TOP CAST
Beau Bridges
Ben Harvey
Melina Mercouri
Lil
Brian Keith
Francis Sullivan
George Kennedy
Axel P. Johanson
Hume Cronyn
Tim Grogan
Margot Kidder
Adeline
Roy Poole
Dunne
Wilfrid Hyde-White
The Governor
Melodie Johnson
Lilah Letterby
John Randolph
Father
Charles Tyner
Dr. Lazarus
Joan Huntington
Kitty
Merie Earle
Granny
Claudia Bryar
Mother
Eric Shea
Virgil Harvey
Roy Barcroft
Dr. Gorson
James V. Christy
Frankie Piano
J.S. Johnson
Anarchist
Harry Holcombe
Stranger on Train
Tom Peters
Poet
Harvey Jason
Quinn
Maggie Olesen
Mrs. Krump
Les Podewell
Minister
Martin Harvey Friedberg
Photographer
Nikita Knatz
Chauffeur
Lynnea Larson
Sissy
Adele Yoshioka
Suzuki
Jackie Boncy
Claudet
Jade Manhattan
Martine
Lisa Todd
Fanny
Carole Lamond
Phalinx
Mardie March
Mabel
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