Movie
Walk on the Wild Side
Overview
At a 1930s New Orleans bordello, Hallie is the main attraction for both clients and the shrewd madam. The arrival of Dove Linkhorn, her lovesick sweetheart from three years ago, disrupts the normal and triggers a chain of events involving a number of people, including the young woman he travelled with, who is now the Doll House's newest employee.
Details
- Release date
- 1962-02-21
- Runtime
- 114 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Columbia Pictures, Famous Artists Productions
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Laurence Harvey as Dove Linkhorn
- Capucine as Hallie Gerard
- Barbara Stanwyck as Jo Courtney
- Jane Fonda as Kitty Twist
- Anne Baxter as Teresina Vidarverri
- Joanna Moore as Miss Precious
- Richard Rust as Oliver
- Karl Swenson as Schmidt
- Don 'Red' Barry as Dockery
- Juanita Moore as Mama
- John Anderson as Preacher
- Ken Lynch as Frank Bonito
Crew
- Edward Dmytryk - Director
- Raphael Hayes - Writer
- Ben Hecht - Writer
- John Fante - Screenplay
- Edmund Morris - Screenplay
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