Gaily, Gaily (1969)
3.0 of 5 from 45 ratings
1h 47min
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- Synopsis:
- After runaway Ben Young (Beau Bridges) is robbed and left on his own, he is taken in by Lil (Melina Mercouri) the head of a Chicago brothel. Acting as a surrogate mother for Ben, who thinks she runs a boardinghouse, Lil gets him a job with Francis Sullivan (Brian Keith) at the local newspaper. As Ben is exposed to the workings of the big city, he realises the extent of government corruption and sets out on the daunting task of reforming Chicago politics, finding several allies along the way.
- Actors:
- Beau Bridges, Melina Mercouri, Brian Keith, George Kennedy, Hume Cronyn, Margot Kidder, Roy Poole, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Melodie Johnson, John Randolph, Charles Tyner, Joan Huntington, Merie Earle, Claudia Bryar, Eric Shea, Roy Barcroft, James V. Christy, J.S. Johnson, Harry Holcombe, Tom Peters
- Directors:
- Norman Jewison
- Writers:
- Abram S. Ginnes, Ben Hecht
- Others:
- Robert Martin, Robert Boyle, Ray Aghayan, Carl Biddiscombe, George B. Chan, Edward Boyle, Clem Portman
- Aka:
- Gaily, Gaily
- Genres:
- Classics, Comedy
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