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The Strip

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A jazz drummer (Mickey Rooney) back from Korea meets a cigarette girl (Sally Forrest) and mobsters on Hollywood's Sunset Strip.

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Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 02/24/2003
B-
It's an above-average mystery story that could be categorized as film noir because of Rooney's pained expression as a victim of love. Go to Full Review
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David K Jan 3 It lacks in tension, dragging us all slowly into a restful sleep on the couch. See more mark g @Mark_Alan_G. Dec 19 Mickey Rooney was a terrible actor. See more 04/29/2019 The best movie song ever sung: A Kiss to Build a Dream On! See more 07/10/2016 MGM's film noir with music features a strong performance from Mickey Rooney and the Oscar-nominated song "A Kiss To Build A Dream On," performed three times in the film, including once by Louis Armstrong. See more 04/26/2012 great location shots highlite this drama See more 12/06/2010 A good film with a very fine performance by Mickey Rooney as a drummer fresh home from Korea and a veterans hospital who hits the Strip to try and restart his life but gets tangled up instead in the underworld and a midguided love affair. This just teeters on film noir but not quite - never the less was enjoyable and the cherry on the top was several musical numbers by the famous Louis Armstrong. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis A jazz drummer (Mickey Rooney) back from Korea meets a cigarette girl (Sally Forrest) and mobsters on Hollywood's Sunset Strip.
Director
Leslie Kardos
Producer
Joe Pasternak
Screenwriter
Allen Rivkin
Production Co
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Genre
Musical
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 25m