Drama · 1964 · 1h 38m

A House Is Not a Home

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Director

Cast

Shelley Winters as Polly Adler Robert Taylor as Frank Costigan Cesar Romero as Charlie "Lucky" Luciano Ralph Taeger as Casey Booth Kaye Ballard as Sidonia Broderick Crawford as Harrigan

Crew

Harold E. Stine — Director of Photography Chester W. Schaeffer — Editor Joseph Weiss — Original Music Composer Clarence Greene — Writer Russell Rouse — Writer Polly Adler — Novel

Tagline

No One Knew Her Business Better Than Polly Adler!

Synopsis

Story follows the life of Polly Adler, who grew to become one of New York's most successful bordello madams of the 1920s.

Mood & Themes

bordello madame

Key Collaborators

Russell Rouse Director Harold E. Stine Director of Photography Chester W. Schaeffer Editor Joseph Weiss Original Music Composer Clarence Greene Writer Russell Rouse Writer Polly Adler Novel Clarence Greene Producer Edith Head Costume Design

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