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The Joker is Wild

The Joker is Wild

Release: 1957-09-26 ·Runtime: 126m ·★ 8.0
Drama Music

A Prohibition-era nightclub crooner has his career is cut short when his throat is slashed by a mob boss.

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

AMBL Productions
Paramount Pictures

Cast

Frank Sinatra Frank Sinatra as Joe E. Lewis Mitzi Gaynor Mitzi Gaynor as Martha Stewart Jeanne Crain Jeanne Crain as Letty Page Eddie Albert Eddie Albert as Austin Mack Beverly Garland Beverly Garland as Cassie Mack Jackie Coogan Jackie Coogan as Swifty Morgan Barry Kelley Barry Kelley as Hugh McCarthy Ted de Corsia Ted de Corsia as Georgie Parker Leonard Graves Leonard Graves as Tim Coogan Valerie Allen Valerie Allen as Chorine Sophie Tucker Sophie Tucker as Sophie Tucker (uncredited) Eric Alden Eric Alden as Doorman at the Copacabana (uncredited) Jerry Antes Jerry Antes as Vegas Speciality Dancer (uncredited) Bill Baldwin Bill Baldwin as Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited) Bobby Barber Bobby Barber as Waiter (uncredited) Don Beddoe Don Beddoe as Heckler at the Copacabana (uncredited) Russ Bender Russ Bender as Man in Hotel Suite (uncredited) Billie Bird Billie Bird as Ticket Seller / Cashier (uncredited) Wally Brown Wally Brown as Las Vegas Heckler (uncredited) Paul Bryar Paul Bryar as Heckler (uncredited) Dick Elliott Dick Elliott as Shaving Man (uncredited) Franklyn Farnum Franklyn Farnum as Nightclub Patron (uncredited) Darlene Fields Darlene Fields as Chorine (uncredited) H.W. Gim H.W. Gim as Janitor (uncredited) Kit Guard Kit Guard as Doorman at the Valencia (uncredited) John Harding John Harding as Johnny Allen (uncredited) Bill Hickman Bill Hickman as Hood with Knife (uncredited) Paula Hill Paula Hill as Chorine (uncredited) Harold Huber Harold Huber as Harry Bliss (uncredited) Kenner G. Kemp Kenner G. Kemp as Elevator Operator / Man at Benefit (uncredited) Jack Kenney Jack Kenney as Hotel Clerk (uncredited) Walter Woolf King Walter Woolf King as Mr. Page (uncredited) Carl M. Leviness Carl M. Leviness as Wedding Guest (uncredited) Mike Mahoney Mike Mahoney as Man at Benefit / Nightclub Patron (uncredited) Sid Melton Sid Melton as Racetrack Runner (uncredited) Harold Miller Harold Miller as Nightclub Patron / Man at Benefit (uncredited) Frank Mills Frank Mills as Florist Truck Driver (uncredited) Sol Murgi Sol Murgi as Wedding Guest (uncredited) Forbes Murray Forbes Murray as Nightclub Patron (uncredited) William H. O'Brien William H. O'Brien as Nightclub Patron (uncredited) George Offerman, Jr. George Offerman, Jr. as Elevator Starter (uncredited) William Pullen William Pullen as Letty's Husband (uncredited) Cosmo Sardo Cosmo Sardo as Maitre D' (uncredited) Jeffrey Sayre Jeffrey Sayre as Elevator Passenger / Slot Machine Player (uncredited) Jack Stoney Jack Stoney as Racetrack Patron / Football Game Spectator (uncredited) Elliott Sullivan Elliott Sullivan as Nightclub Patron (uncredited) Mary Treen Mary Treen as Heckler (uncredited) Ned Wever Ned Wever as Dr. Pierson (uncredited)