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The Strip (1951)

APPROVED 85 min  -  Drama | Film-Noir | Music  -   August 1951 (USA)
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Drummer Stanley Maxton moves to Los Angeles with dreams of opening his own club, but falls in with a gangster and a nightclub dancer and ends up accused of murder.

Director:

László Kardos

Writer:

Allen Rivkin
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Nominated for Oscar. See more awards »
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Mickey Rooney ...
Stanley Maxton
Sally Forrest Sally Forrest ...
Jane Tafford
William Demarest William Demarest ...
Fluff
James Craig James Craig ...
Delwyn 'Sonny' Johnson
Kay Brown Kay Brown ...
Edna
Louis Armstrong ...
Himself
Louis Armstrong and His Band Louis Armstrong and His Band ...
Themselves
Tommy Rettig ...
Artie Ardrey
Tom Powers Tom Powers ...
Detective Lt. Bonnabel
Jonathan Cott Jonathan Cott ...
Behr
Tommy Farrell Tommy Farrell ...
Boynton
Myrna Dell Myrna Dell ...
Paulette Ardrey
Jacqueline Fontaine Jacqueline Fontaine ...
Frieda
Vic Damone ...
Himself
Monica Lewis Monica Lewis ...
Herself
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Storyline

Drummer Stanley Maxton moves to Los Angeles with dreams of opening his own club, but falls in with a gangster and a nightclub dancer and ends up accused of murder.

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Plot Keywords:

Drummer | Nightclub | Dancer | Beautiful Woman | Aspiring Actress  | See more »

Genres:

Drama | Film-Noir | Music

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Jäljet johtavat yökerhoon See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Of Joe Pasternak's 57 MGM productions released between 1942 and 1966, this film was just one of two which failed to garner a contemporary New York Times review. The second movie was Looking for Love. See more »

Goofs

Revealing mistakes: Child actor playing Artie giggles after inadvertently causing car wreck in which vehicle he is riding runs into another car - hardly the reaction a real child would have. See more »

Connections

Featured in Los Angeles Plays Itself (2003) See more »

Soundtracks

"Hines' Retreat"
Written by Earl 'Fatha' Hines See more »