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The Joker Is Wild is a 1957 American musical drama film directed by Charles Vidor, starring Frank Sinatra, Mitzi Gaynor, Jeanne Crain, and Eddie Albert, and released by Paramount Pictures. The film is about Joe E. Lewis, the popular singer and comedian who was a major attraction in nightclubs from the 1920s to the early 1950s.
Original Release
09/26/1957
US Release
09/26/1957
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Frank Sinatra | Joe E. Lewis |
| Mitzi Gaynor | Martha Stewart |
| Jeanne Crain | Letty Page |
| Eddie Albert | Austin Mack |
| Beverly Garland | Cassie Mack |
| Jackie Coogan | Swifty Morgan |
| Barry Kelley | Captain Hugh McCarthy |
| Ted de Corsia | Georgie Parker |
| Leonard Graves | Tim Coogan |
| Valerie Allen | Flora - Chorine / Chorine |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Frank Sinatra | Joe E. Lewis |
| Mitzi Gaynor | Martha Stewart |
| Jeanne Crain | Letty Page |
| Eddie Albert | Austin Mack |
| Beverly Garland | Cassie Mack |
| Jackie Coogan | Swifty Morgan |
| Barry Kelley | Captain Hugh McCarthy |
| Ted de Corsia | Georgie Parker |
| Leonard Graves | Tim Coogan |
| Valerie Allen | Flora - Chorine / Chorine |
| Hank Henry | Burlesque Comedian |
| Sophie Tucker | Sophie Tucker / Self |
| Ned Glass | Johnson |
| Eric Alden | Doorman at the Copacabana |
| Jerry Antes | Vegas Speciality Dancer |
| Robert Asquith | Nightclub Patron |
| Bill Baldwin | Radio Announcer on Loudspeaker |
| Bobby Barber | Waiter |
| Don Beddoe | Heckler at the Copacabana |
| Russ Bender | Man in Hotel Suite |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Charles Vidor | Executive Producer |
| Samuel J. Briskin | Producer |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1958 | Oscar | Best Music, Original Song | Won |
