Gaily, Gaily
Gaily, Gaily
Release: 1969-12-16
·Runtime: 107m
·★ 3.7
Comedy
After runaway Ben Young is robbed and left on his own, he is taken in by Lil, the head of a Chicago brothel. Acting as a surrogate mother for Ben, who thinks she runs a boardinghouse, Lil gets him a job with Francis Sullivan at the local newspaper. As Ben is exposed to the workings of the big city, he realizes the extent of government corruption and sets out on the daunting task of reforming Chicago politics, finding several allies along the way.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
The Mirisch Company
Cast
John Randolph
as Father
Harry Holcombe
as Stranger on Train
Adele Yoshioka
as Suzuki
Nikita Knatz
as Chauffeur
Brian Keith
as Francis Sullivan
George Kennedy
as Axel P. Johanson
Joan Huntington
as Kitty
Merie Earle
as Granny
Melina Mercouri
as Lil
Roy Poole
as Dunne
Charles Tyner
as Dr. Lazarus
Roy Barcroft
as Dr. Gorson
Margot Kidder
as Adeline
Wilfrid Hyde-White
as The Governor
Eric Shea
as Virgil Harvey
Harvey Jason
as Quinn
Lisa Todd
as Fanny
Beau Bridges
as Ben Harvey
Claudia Bryar
as Mother
James V. Christy
as Frankie Piano
Hume Cronyn
as Tim Grogan
Melodie Johnson
as Lilah Letterby