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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 2.358 |
Directed By
Norman Jewison
Crew
Norman Jewison
Abram S. Ginnes
Ben Hecht
Hal Ashby
Henry Mancini
George B. Chan
Edward G. Boyle
Del Armstrong
Sugar Blymyer
Naomi Cavin
Lynn Del Kail
Mr. Kenneth
Joe L. Cramer
Patrick J. Palmer
Allen K. Wood
Mike Moder
Philip L. Parslow
Wendell Franklin
Sam Gordon
Joseph Hurley
Nikita Knatz
William Maldonado
Robert Martin
Clem Portman
James Richard
Sass Bedig
Albert Whitlock
Pat Blymyer
Wilbur Gossman
Marvin L. Gunter
Gaylin P. Schultz
Larry DeWaay
Richard Carruth
Bob Forrest
James D. Young
Angela Alexander
Wesley Jeffries
Marjorie Plecher
Norman Jewison
Richard H. Kline
Byron 'Buzz' Brandt
Ralph E. Winters
Lynn Stalmaster
Robert F. Boyle
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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