The Strip (1951)
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Mickey Rooney returned to his "home" studio MGM, after a three-year absence, in the location-filmed melodrama The Strip. Rooney is cast as Stanley Maxton, an aspiring drummer who has the misfortune to fall within the orbit of bookie Sunny Johnson (James Craig). Out of the goodness of his heart, Stanley introduces aspiring actress June Tafford (Sally Forrest) to Johnson, hoping that the latter's Hollywood connections will help the girl find success. Stanley also quits the rackets to play drums at a nightclub owned by his pal Fluff (William Demarest). Things take a sorry turn when Johnson decides to make a play for June; Stanley interferes and gets beaten up by the bookie's goons. June's response to this outrage results in tragedy for everyone. The Strip is a surprisingly downbeat effort for producer Joe Pasternak, a man usually associated with happy, wholesome Technicolor musicals. The film is highlighted by jazz performances from Louis Armstrong, Jack Teagarden, Earl "Fatha" Hines and Barney Bigard. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- Mickey Rooney - Stanley Maxton
- William Demarest - Fluff
- Kay Brown - Edna
- Tom Powers - Detective Bonnabel
- Tommy Farrell - Boynton
- Jacqueline Fontaine - Frieda
- Monica Lewis - Singer
- Lester Dorr - Police Surgeon
- Jack Regas - Dancer
- Wilson Wood - Patron
- Sig Frohlich - Clerk in Bookie Joint
- John McGuire - Deputy
- Fred Graham - Deputy
- Frank Hyers - Sergeant
- Alex Frazer - Horticulturist
- Ward Ellis - Dancer
- Dan Foster - G.I.
- Sam Finn - Clerk
- Tom Quinn - Doctor
- Earl Hodgins - Technician
- William Tannen - Deputy
- Louis Armstrong and His Band - Band
- Bert May - Specialty Dancer
- Don Haggerty - Deputy
- Sally Forrest - Jane Tafford
- James Craig - Delwyn "Sonny" Johnson
- Tommy Rettig - Artie
- Jonathan Cott - Behr
- Myrna Dell - Paulette Ardrey
- Vic Damone - Singer
- Joyce Jameson - Girl
- Larry Hudson - Clerk
- Donald Kerr - Clerk
- Russell Trent - Deputy
- John Maxwell - Doctor
- Helen Spring - Elderly Secretary
- Carl Saxe - Boyfriend
- Bert Davidson - Clerk
- Sherry Hall - Doctor
- Betty Jane Howarth - Charleston Dancer
- Dolores Castle - Girl
- Jeff Richards - G.I.
- Dee Turnell - Dancer
- Fred Datig Jr. - G.I.
- Joel Allen - Boy Friend
- Roger Moore - Clerk
- Robert Malcolm - Deputy
- Art Lewis - Sam
- Director(s):
- Leslie Kardos
- Writer(s):
- Alan Rivkin
- Producer(s):
- Joe Pasternak
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