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
George Kennedy
as Axel P. Johanson
Hume Cronyn
as Tim Grogan
Brian Keith
as Francis Sullivan
Roy Poole
as Dunne
John Randolph
as Father
Eric Shea
as Virgil Harvey
Lisa Todd
as Fanny
Adele Yoshioka
as Suzuki
Melina Mercouri
as Lil
Melodie Johnson
as Lilah Letterby
Charles Tyner
as Dr. Lazarus
Wilfrid Hyde-White
as The Governor
Joan Huntington
as Kitty
Roy Barcroft
as Dr. Gorson
Harvey Jason
as Quinn
Margot Kidder
as Adeline
Merie Earle
as Granny
Claudia Bryar
as Mother
James V. Christy
as Frankie Piano
Harry Holcombe
as Stranger on Train
Nikita Knatz
as Chauffeur
Beau Bridges
as Ben Harvey