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    The Joker Is Wild

    Poster of the movie The Joker Is Wild
    1957     Musical drama    
    USA
    2h 6min

    This rarely-seen gem tells the riveting story of popular 1920s nightclub performer Joe E. Lewis is rarely seen and hardly remembered. It provides Sinatra with a part he could really tear into. Lewis' brush with the Mafia over a singing contract leaves hime severly disables, and Sinatra sensitively portrays his slow recovery. The song 'All the Way" was written for the movie and Sintra sings is magnificently. His full throttle rendition surely contributed to the song's Oscar win.

    Directed byCharles Vidor
    Written byOscar Saul, Art Cohn

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    Starring

    Frank Sinatra
    Mitzi Gaynor
    Jeanne Crain
    Eddie Albert
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