Crime ·Drama ·Romance · United States of America · 1958 · 1h 39m

Party Girl

Party Girl poster
Director
Nicholas Ray
Cast
Robert Taylor as Tommy Farrell Cyd Charisse as Vicki Gaye Lee J. Cobb as Rico Angelo John Ireland as Louis Canetto Kent Smith as Jeffrey Stewart Claire Kelly as Genevieve Farrell
Crew
Robert J. Bronner — Director of Photography John McSweeney Jr. — Editor George Wells — Screenplay Leo Katcher — Story Joe Pasternak — Producer Helen Rose — Costume Design
Tagline

You'll meet her at the roughest parties ...with the toughest guys in town!

Synopsis

Slick lawyer Thomas Farrell has made a career of defending mobsters in trials. It's not until he meets a lovely showgirl at a mob party that he realizes that there's more to life than winning trials. Farrell tries to quit the racket, but mob boss Rico Angelo threatens to hurt the showgirl if Farrell leaves him.

Trailer Party Girl — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
dancerfilm noirhostage situationshowgirlmob bossethical dilemmatrial lawyer
Key Collaborators
Nicholas Ray Director Robert J. Bronner Director of Photography John McSweeney Jr. Editor George Wells Screenplay Leo Katcher Story Joe Pasternak Producer Helen Rose Costume Design
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