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Gaily, Gaily (1969)

★ 3.7/10 107 min Comedy United States English
Screenplay by: Abram S. Ginnes
Novel: Ben Hecht
Streaming: Not available
The movie of a 19-year-old who went to town-- who went to TOWN!

Description

After runaway Ben Young is robbed and left on his own, he is taken in by Lil, the head of a Chicago brothel. Acting as a surrogate mother for Ben, who thinks she runs a boardinghouse, Lil gets him a job with Francis Sullivan at the local newspaper. As Ben is exposed to the workings of the big city, he realizes the extent of government corruption and sets out on the daunting task of reforming Chicago politics, finding several allies along the way.

Top Cast

Beau Bridges
Beau Bridges Ben Harvey
Melina Mercouri
Melina Mercouri Lil
Brian Keith
Brian Keith Francis Sullivan
George Kennedy
George Kennedy Axel P. Johanson
Hume Cronyn
Hume Cronyn Tim Grogan
Margot Kidder
Margot Kidder Adeline
Roy Poole
Roy Poole Dunne
Wilfrid Hyde-White
Wilfrid Hyde-White The Governor

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