The amounts of lengthy digressions become so tiresome that i lost interest in the movie entirely and never fully gained it back. The george raft story movie trailer video dailymotion. Aug 31, 20 not many actors in hollywoods history have lived as notorious a life as george raft the subject of scarface. In the 1991 biographical movie bugsy, the character of george raft was played by joe mantegna. Ray danton played raft in the george raft story 1961, which costarred jayne mansfield. Jayne mansfield in the george raft story 1961 youtube. Dancer george raft finds himself involved with the criminal underworld.
Raft had a nice part in marilyn monroes some like it hot, with a stellar cast including marilyn monroe, jack lemmon and tony curtis. The george raft story official trailer not too many people have had their life stories filmed while they were still alive, but george raft s life reads like a series of showbusiness plots. Herbert philbrick richard carlson is a man who lives three lives. He lives with actress lisa lang jayne mansfield in a. The george raft story is a 1961 american biographical film of hollywood film star george raft. Newman, with ray danton, jayne mansfield, julie london, at turner classic movies. Newmans 1961 film biography of the nightclub dancerturnedmovie star. Newman, joseph newman on allmovie this is an interesting biography of the actor. This is an interesting biography of the actor known for his gangster roles in films, and though ray danton plays the part of george raft without looking like him in the least, he is still. May 26, 20 after the first twenty minutes, the george raft story turns into everything but george rafts story. When she was getting a divorce from jack webb, she agreed, then went to court. Ray danton portrays raft and the film was directed by joseph m. Cast also includes jayne mansfield in a role loosely based on betty grable.
Watch heres hollywood season 1, episode 52 june 29, 1961. Not many actors in hollywoods history have lived as notorious a life as george raft the subject of scarface. September 26, 1901 november 24, 1980 was an american film actor and dancer identified with portrayals of gangsters in crime melodramas of the 1930s and 1940s. Raft himself, however, excoriated the film upon its release due to inaccuracies. The george raft story 1961 changes the movie database. The george raft story 1961 hollywood enjoyed a revival of factbased gangster biographies in the late 1950s, highlighted by the tv series the untouchables 19591963 starring robert stack. This actionfilled drama tells the story of this incredible man from his humble. The theatrical trailer for the george raft story 1961, starring ray danton as movie tough guy george raft 18951980. Dancer george raft ray danton finds himself involved with the criminal underworld. Tbt how george raft made humphrey bogart a star almost. For starters, george gets involved with the mob and goes to meet a throwaway ladylove played by julie london. The cast also includes jayne mansfield, barrie chase, julie london, neville brand and frank gorshin. Cagney at that time was president of the screen actors guild and was determined not to let the mob infiltrate the industry.
The george raft story 1961 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Watch the george raft story movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. George raft was an american film actor and dancer identified with portrayals of gangsters in crime melodramas of the 1930s and 1940s. September 19, 1931 february 11, 1992, also known as raymond danton, was a radio, film, stage, and television actor, director, and producer whose most famous roles were in the screen biographies the rise and fall of legs diamond 1960 and the george raft story 1962. Ray danton plays the title role in director joseph m. Feb 01, 2017 dancer george raft finds himself involved with the criminal underworld. The george raft story movie trailer and videos tv guide. The george raft story 1961 journeys in classic film.
In this episode, philbrick tries to figure out how the commies are getting information overseas. A majority of one film wikimili, the free encyclopedia. The george raft story 1961 the movie database tmdb. Oct, 2019 a majority of one is a 1961 american comedy film directed by mervyn leroy, starring rosalind russell and alec guinness. Find similar and related movies for the george raft story 1961 joseph m. The picture was retitled spin of a coin for release in the united kingdom, a reference to raft s characters nickelflipping trick in scarface 1932, the film that launched raft s career as an actor known for portraying gangsters. Writer mike connolly and actor george raft are interviewed.
Who can forget 1961s allied artists production of the george raft story, costarring ray danton as raft and one jayne mansfield as his lover of the time, lisa lang. Jimmy gibson and his older brother bill are flying to america by plane with mitch the monkey when their plane crashes. Famed for tossing a coin in the howard hawks classic scarface 1932, george raft also claimed to have met the real al capone. The george raft story 1961 a broadway dancer ray danton goes to hollywood and begins his movie career as a gangster in scarface. With ray danton, jayne mansfield, julie london, barrie chase. Ray danton september 19, 1931 february 11, 1992, also known as raymond danton, was a radio, film, stage, and television actor, director, and producer whose most famous roles were in the screen biographies the rise and fall of legs diamond 1960 and the george raft story 1962. The george raft story official trailer not too many people have had their life stories filmed while they were still alive, but george rafts life reads like a series of showbusiness plots. Oct 11, 2012 trivia point raft is one of the few hollywood actors to have a movie based on his life filmed while he was still alive.
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