“The Most Electric Performance That Ever Shocked and Fascinated an Audience!”
The Joker is Wild
8.1
155 votes·1957
·2h 6m
·MovieDramaMusic
Overview
A Prohibition-era nightclub crooner has his career is cut short when his throat is slashed by a mob boss.
Commercial Verdict
Flop
Revenue vs Budget1.3x
0x1x2x3x4x5x
Lost money at the box office
Keywords
biographynightclub entertainer
Cast
Frank Sinatra
Joe E. Lewis
Mitzi Gaynor
Martha Stewart
Jeanne Crain
Letty Page
Eddie Albert
Austin Mack
Beverly Garland
Cassie Mack
Jackie Coogan
Swifty Morgan
Barry Kelley
Hugh McCarthy
Ted de Corsia
Georgie Parker
Leonard Graves
Tim Coogan
Valerie Allen
Chorine
Hank Henry
Burlesque Comedian
Sophie Tucker
Sophie Tucker (uncredited)
Eric Alden
Doorman at the Copacabana (uncredited)
Jerry Antes
Vegas Speciality Dancer (uncredited)
Bill Baldwin
Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
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