Bloodhounds of Broadway (1952 film)

Bloodhounds of Broadway
Bloodhounds of Broadway
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Harmon Jones
Written by	Sy Gomberg; Albert Mannheimer
Based on	Bloodhounds of Broadway; 1931 story in Collier's; by Damon Runyon
Produced by	George Jessel
Starring	Mitzi Gaynor; Scott Brady; Mitzi Green; Marguerite Chapman; Michael O'Shea
Cinematography	Edward Cronjager
Edited by
Music by	Lionel Newman
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release date	November 14, 1952;
Running time	90 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$2 million (US rentals)

Mitzi Gaynor

Bloodhounds of Broadway is a 1952 Technicolor musical film directed by Harmon Jones and based on a Damon Runyon story. It stars Mitzi Gaynor along with Scott Brady, Mitzi Green, Marguerite Chapman, Michael O'Shea, Wally Vernon, and George E. Stone. Charles Bronson appears, uncredited, as Charles Buchinski.

The film was remade in 1989, this time as a PBS American Playhouse special (subsequently given theatrical release) starring Matt Dillon and Madonna.^[2]

Plot summary[]

Stackerlee (Mitzi Gaynor) is a country girl who longs to be in show business. A New York bookmaker Foster (Scott Brady) is hiding out in Georgia and meets her and the inevitable happens – he goes straight and she gets her wish.

Cast[]

Main[]

Mitzi Gaynor as Emily Ann Stackerlee
Scott Brady as Robert 'Numbers' Foster
Mitzi Green as '52nd Tessie' Sammis
Marguerite Chapman as Yvonne Dugan
Michael O'Shea as Inspector McNamara
Wally Vernon as Harry 'Poorly' Sammis
George E. Stone as Ropes McGonigle

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Supporting[]

Henry Slate as Dave the Dude
Edwin Max as Lookout Louie Larchment
as Curtaintime Charlie

Uncredited[]

Sharon Baird as Little Elida
as Dancer
Charles Bronson (when he was still using his real name: Buchinski) as Phil Green, aka 'Pittsburgh Philo'
Timothy Carey as Crockett Pace
Henry Corden as Selly Bennett
as Upstate senator
Bess Flowers as Nightclub Extra
as Man on Exercise Horse in Gym
Al Green as Nightclub Drunk
Al Hill as Bookie
as Apple Annie
as Dance Extra
Robert Long as Presiding senator
Dayton Lummis as Chairman
as Detective Sgt. Kelly
Edward McNally as Bit
as Process server
Emile Meyer as Skipper
Harold Miller as Nightclub Extra
as Foy Pace
Mabel Paige as Madame Moana
Charles Tannen as Bookie on phone
as Detective Lt. Moran
as Frankie Ferraccio
Bill Walker as Uncle Old Fella
Paul Wexler as Theopolis Pace
Mary Wickes as Lady at Laundry
David Bauer as Counsel

References[]

^ 'Top Box-Office Hits of 1952', Variety, January 7, 1953
^ http://www.allmovie.com/movie/bloodhounds-of-broadway-v85478

External links[]

Bloodhounds of Broadway at IMDb
Bloodhounds of Broadway at AllMovie
Bloodhounds of Broadway at the TCM Movie Database
Bloodhounds of Broadway at the American Film Institute Catalog

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[1] 'Top Box-Office Hits of 1952', Variety, January 7, 1953

[2] ttp://www.allmovie.com/movie/bloodhounds-of-broadway-v85478

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