The George Raft Story
HOLLYWOOD'S CONFIDENTIAL STORY!! A MOVIE STAR TELLS ALL!
1961 · 1h 46m · APPROVED
Drama
Directed by
Joseph M. Newman
Overview
The 1961 film biography of the nightclub dancer-turned-movie star George Raft.
Director and cast
- Joseph M. Newman Director
- Ray Danton as George Raft
- Jayne Mansfield as Lisa Lang
- Julie London as Sheila Patton
- Barrie Chase as June
- Barbara Nichols as Texas Guinan
- Frank Gorshin as Moxie Cusack
- Margo Moore as Ruth Harris
- Brad Dexter as Benny Siegal
- Neville Brand as Al Capone
- Robert Strauss as Frenchie
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