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The Joker is
Wild (1957)
is a film starring
Frank Sinatra,
Jeanne Crain,
and
Mitzi Gaynor,
and
Eddie Albert
which tells the story of
Joe E. Lewis,
the popular singer and comedian who was a major attraction
in nightclubs during 1920s to early 1950s.
Joe E. Lewis (Sinatra), a successful
Chicago night-club entertainer is invited to work for the
Mob
during the
Prohibition
era. His refusal results in his face being slashed and his
throat cut, preventing him from continuing with his current
act as a singer.
Lewis soon develops an acerbic
and witty sense of humor and is given a break as a stand-up
comedian from singer
Sophie Tucker
(playing herself). Soon, Lewis makes a career for himself,
but a self-destructive streak leads him to question his way
of living and what his life has become. |
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