Party Girl
1958 · Movie · NR · 99 min · ★ 6.8 · 78% critics
A polished lawyer for the Chicago mob starts to question his life after falling for a nightclub dancer. As he tries to leave the racket behind, his powerful boss tightens control, turning a romantic awakening into a tense struggle between loyalty, danger, and a chance at something better.
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Details
- Years
- 1958
- Release date
- 1958-10-28
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Critic score
- 78/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (69 votes)
About
You may like this if you enjoy old-school crime dramas with romance, nightclub glamour, and simmering menace, especially if you liked The Big Combo or On Dangerous Ground; Not for you if you want a gritty, fast-paced gangster story.
Pros: tense mob drama; stylish nightclub atmosphere; strong lead performances | Cons: familiar plot; uneven tone; melodramatic romance
Themes
- dancer
- film noir
- hostage situation
- showgirl
- mob boss
- ethical dilemma
- trial lawyer
Cast & crew
Robert Taylor
as Tommy Farrell
Cyd Charisse
as Vicki Gaye
Lee J. Cobb
as Rico Angelo
John Ireland
as Louis Canetto
Kent Smith
as Jeffrey Stewart
Claire Kelly
as Genevieve Farrell
Corey Allen
as Cookie La Motte
Lewis Charles
as Danny Rimett
David Opatoshu
as Lou Forbes
- KD
Kem Dibbs
as Joey Vulner
Directed by Nicholas Ray