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