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The FRiday Night Movie - The Joker is Wild (1957)
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Posted on 11/27/2015 7:01:16 PM PST by DemforBush
It's Old Blue Eyes night at the DFB Theater. Frank Sinatra stars in this biopic of performer Joe E. Lewis, a depression-era star whose singing career was cut short - literally - by a razor-toting gangster, only to find a new career years later as a stand-up comedian.
Co-starring Eddie Albert, Mitzie Gaynor, Jeanne Crain, and Jackie Coogan.
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TOPICS: TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: mobster; movie; sinatra
Good film. Sinatra was good friends with Lewis in real life, and I think that brought a certain energy to his performance in the film. 7.25/10.
To: FlyingEagle; Silentgypsy; verga; Gefn; bramps; perfect_rovian_storm; 1010RD; faux_hog; bajabaja; ...
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posted on
11/27/2015 7:15:05 PM PST
by
DemforBush
(Ex-Democrat, and NOT for Jeb. Just so we're *perfectly* clear this time.)
To: DemforBush
To: DemforBush
Joe E. Lewis had a son who was killed in action in WWII while Joe was doing USO shows overseas.
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posted on
11/27/2015 8:05:27 PM PST
by
spel_grammer_an_punct_polise
(Why does every totalitarian, political hack think that he knows how to run my life better than I?)
To: DemforBush
This is a truly good film!
Don’t miss this...
I’m a big Mitzi Gaynor fan.
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posted on
11/27/2015 8:50:35 PM PST
by
Bobalu
(Even if I could take off, I could never get past the tractor beam!)
To: DemforBush
Frank Sinatra stars in this biopic of performer Joe E. Lewis [...]No kidding? Sinatra as "Old Satchel Mouth?"
Regards,
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posted on
11/28/2015 12:32:05 AM PST
by
alexander_busek
(Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
To: alexander_busek
No kidding? Sinatra as "Old Satchel Mouth?" Sorry, I confused Joe E. Brown with Joe E. Lewis.
Regards,
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posted on
11/28/2015 2:02:56 AM PST
by
alexander_busek
(Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
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