Comedy / Music
USA,
1956, 99 min
Directed by:
Frank TashlinCinematography:
Leon ShamroyCast:
Tom Ewell, Jayne Mansfield, Edmond O'Brien, Julie London, Ray Anthony, Henry Jones, Juanita Moore, John Emery, Phil Silvers, Eddie Cochran, Herb Vigran (more)Plots(1)
Mansfield is sensational as moll Jerri Jordan to Edmond O'Brien's Marty Murdock, the mobster determined to make her a singing star. The trouble begins when Murdock hires talent agent Tom Miller (Tom Ewell) to groom her: Miller quickly realizes that she can't sing a note...AND that he's completely in love with her! (official distributor synopsis)
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