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Party Girl

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Deft lawyer Thomas Farrell (Robert Taylor) has found himself a role successfully defending the crooked goons of crime boss Rico Angelo (Lee J. Cobb). When Thomas meets glamorous dancer Vicki Gaye (Cyd Charisse), he falls in love with her. Vicki makes Thomas realize that he should stop representing criminals, and he tries to break ties with Angelo. However, the mobster will not let Thomas free and kidnaps Vicki in order to keep the lawyer in his employ.
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Stephen C A failure in 1 hour and 39 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 06/10/25 Full Review Audience Member An interesting blend of MGM musical and film noir. Film is another one of Hollywood's "could have been great, if only ..." and in this case it's too bad the studio didn't give filmmaker Nicholas Ray complete control of this unique film. Nonetheless this is worthy of your eyes if only to see Cyd Charisse and her stunning wardrobe. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Audience Member Made in 1958, supposed to be the 20's? Costumes from 1958. Awful acting, sad that these stars would have to do this film for the money. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review Audience Member Robert Taylor gives one of his finest performances as a lawyer for the mob. Things get hairy for him, however, when it comes time for him to turn on his mob boss (Lee J. Cobb). The dilema puts Taylor's girlfriend (cyd Charisse) in danger. The story has as many holes as the shot up bodies, but the characters are layered pretty well and it has some exciting moments. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Audience Member Expensive merchandise. Lawyer Thomas Farrell has lived a very interesting and rich life as a lawyer for criminals. He is now separated, divorced in a way, and drinks alone and watches shows. One day he is introduced to a beautiful showgirl and wants to settle down, but he'll find his past may come back to haunt him and derail his desires for happiness... "You know what a bottle of acid could do to a face like that?" Nicholas Ray, director of Rebel Without a Cause, 55 Days of Peking, We Can't Go Home Again, Born to be Bad, In a Lonely Place, and On Dangerous Ground, delivers Party Girl. The storyline for this picture is very interesting, unpredictable, and contains interesting and unique characters. The cast delivers solid performances and includes Robert Taylor, John Ireland, Lee Cobb, Cyd Charisse, and Corey Allen. "Don't make me get tough." I came across this some time ago on cable and had to DVR it. It was very interesting and a unique classic picture that is a bit underrated and very well done. It isn't perfect, is dry in spots, and maybe a bit unrealistic, but still very entertaining and worth at least one viewing for fans of the classics. "Honey, you're just married to him." Grade: B Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Audience Member Not one of Ray's best films...and there isn't much of the party girl in Party Girl at all. In fact, while this seems like a film built around Cyd Charisse, she is just a side character in the main plot. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Deft lawyer Thomas Farrell (Robert Taylor) has found himself a role successfully defending the crooked goons of crime boss Rico Angelo (Lee J. Cobb). When Thomas meets glamorous dancer Vicki Gaye (Cyd Charisse), he falls in love with her. Vicki makes Thomas realize that he should stop representing criminals, and he tries to break ties with Angelo. However, the mobster will not let Thomas free and kidnaps Vicki in order to keep the lawyer in his employ.
Director
Nicholas Ray
Producer
Joe Pasternak
Production Co
Euterpe
Genre
Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 28, 1958, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 4, 2009
Runtime
1h 39m
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