Bloodhounds of Broadway
1952 · 1h 30m · Approved
Comedy, Music
Directed by
Harmon Jones
Overview
A musical comedy based on several Damon Runyon short stories. When a bookie on the run, Robert 'Numbers' Foster, falls for a pretty country songbird, Emily Ann Stackerlee , he'll do anything to help her make it big -- including a stint in jail to pay for his crimes. But will the tough guy's sacrifice of the heart pay off when it comes to his girlfriend's singing career?
Director and cast
- Harmon Jones Director
- Mitzi Gaynor as Emily Ann Stackerlee
- Scott Brady as Robert 'Numbers' Foster
- Mitzi Green as '52nd Tessie' Sammis
- Marguerite Chapman as Yvonne Dugan
- Michael O'Shea as Inspector McNamara
- Wally Vernon as Harry 'Poorly' Sammis
- Henry Slate as Dave the Dude
- George E. Stone as Ropes McGonigle
- Richard Allan as Curtaintime Charlie
- Edwin Max as Lookout Louie Larchment
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