Le Pantin brisé
The Joker is Wild
Le crooner de boîte de nuit de l'époque de la prohibition, Joe E. Lewis, voit sa carrière et presque sa vie écourtée lorsque sa gorge est tranchée en guise de récompense pour avoir quitté l'emploi du chef de la mafia de Chicago, Georgie Parker. Alcoolique épuisé, Joe est ramené des abysses par son fidèle pianiste, Austin Mack, qui contribue à faire de l'ancien chanteur un humoriste à succès. Mais les démons de Joe affligent sa vie amoureuse alors même qu'il atteint de nouveaux sommets de succès.
- Budget
- $2,400,000
- Recettes
- $3,000,000
- Statut
- Released
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)
Bobby Barber
— Waiter (uncredited)
Don Beddoe
— Heckler at the Copacabana (uncredited)
Russ Bender
— Man in Hotel Suite (uncredited)
John Benson
— Hood (uncredited)
Billie Bird
— Ticket Seller / Cashier (uncredited)
Jan Bradley
— Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Judith Bradshaw
— Chorine (uncredited)
Wally Brown
— Las Vegas Heckler (uncredited)
Paul Bryar
— Heckler (uncredited)
Benny Burt
— Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
Fred Catania
— Bouncer at Silver Door (uncredited)
James Cavanaugh
— Burlesque Straight Man (uncredited)
Edith Clair
— Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Audrey Conti
— Girl in Hotel Suite (uncredited)
Jimmy Cross
— Jack (uncredited)