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Walk on the Wild Side

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In the 1930s, lovesick Texan Dove Linkhorn (Laurence Harvey) hits the road to search for his long-lost sweetheart, Hallie Gerard (Capucine). He meets free-spirited Kitty Twist (Jane Fonda) along the way, and she joins him on his trip to New Orleans, where the two find Hallie working at a brothel. When Dove tries to take Hallie away with him, he is confronted by the brothel's possessive madam, Jo Courtney (Barbara Stanwyck), who is unwilling to give up her favorite employee without a fight.
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Frank J. Avella Edge Media Network Her (Jane Fonda's) role in WOTWS, the petulant street kid turned prostitute Kitty Twist, would prove just how eclectic Fonda could be onscreen, even this early in her career. Her feral performance received the lion's share of the few positive notices. Rated: B Sep 2, 2022 Full Review Janet Graves Photoplay Obviously, it's supposed to be real hot stuff, but we couldn't work up even a lukewarm interest in what would happen to any of its people -- who are either completely vicious or completely wish-washy. Nov 17, 2020 Full Review Steve Crum Video-Reviewmaster.com Sleazy atmosphere prevails with Fonda and Capucine as brothel babes. Rated: 3/5 Mar 8, 2008 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com This lurid, intense drams is pseudo Tennessee Williams, about a Texas drifer and desperate women in his life, but it shows Stanwyck as a lesbian (one of Hollywood's first) and signs of Jane Fonda's talent Rated: B- Jun 29, 2007 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews best known for that marvelous opening credit sequence created by Saul Bass. Rated: C+ Aug 2, 2006 Full Review Read all reviews

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The B This movie has been wildly underrated. The acting is compelling and the chemistry between almost everyone except Laurence Harvey and Capucine is dynamic and convincing. Barbara Stanwyck's performance is particularly compelling and her monolog about how little men know about true love absolutely sells her obsession with Hallie Gerard. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/12/25 Full Review Alain E Has not aged well. Fonda’s acting is quite unnatural. Not worth seeing the whole thing. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/26/25 Full Review Jack S A forgettable and uninspired southern melodrama which never comes alive. An attractive cast helps but, Harvey, Capucine and Baxter (seriously miscast) between the three of them can’t manage enough charisma to amount to one single memorable character. However, Fonda shines in a good early effort as the only memorable character onscreen. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 11/20/24 Full Review harwee h Intriguing film especially for its time. Jane Fonda and Laurence Harvey look beautiful on screen. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 09/22/24 Full Review helder f This movie is a bit too sluggish. Nothing is straightforward. There's a constant oscillation, a back and forth that makes the movie a bit too slow. Great performances and great moments despite several moments one wants to skip. The innuendo of a lesbian relationship ought to have been daring at the time. The end is just too dramatic and too moralistic, the decency police probably wouldn't have it any other way. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/15/24 Full Review steve d A few good performances and not a lot else. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Edward Dmytryk

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Laurence Harvey

Dove Linkhorn

Capucine

Hallie Gerard

Jane Fonda

Kitty Twist

Anne Baxter

Teresina Vidaverri

Barbara Stanwyck

Jo Courtney

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Synopsis In the 1930s, lovesick Texan Dove Linkhorn (Laurence Harvey) hits the road to search for his long-lost sweetheart, Hallie Gerard (Capucine). He meets free-spirited Kitty Twist (Jane Fonda) along the way, and she joins him on his trip to New Orleans, where the two find Hallie working at a brothel. When Dove tries to take Hallie away with him, he is confronted by the brothel's possessive madam, Jo Courtney (Barbara Stanwyck), who is unwilling to give up her favorite employee without a fight.
Director
Edward Dmytryk
Producer
Charles K. Feldman
Screenwriter
John Fante, Edmund Morris
Distributor
Columbia Pictures
Production Co
Columbia
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 21, 1962, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 8, 2019
Runtime
1h 54m
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