Summary
Studs Lonigan is an American film first released in 1960,
directed by Irving Lerner.
The film is based on a novel by James T. Farrell and stars Christopher Knight, Frank Gorshin, Venetia Stevenson, Carolyn Craig and Jack Nicholson.
Our overall rating for this film is: mediocre.
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Credits
- Director: Irving Lerner
- Script: James T. Farrell (novel), Philip Yordan
- Photo: Haskell Wexler
- Music: Jerry Goldsmith
- Cast: Christopher Knight (Studs Lonigan), Frank Gorshin (Kenny Killarney), Venetia Stevenson (Lucy Scanlon), Carolyn Craig (Catherine Banahan), Jack Nicholson (Weary Reilly), Robert Casper (Paulie Haggerty), Dick Foran (Patrick Lonigan), Katherine Squire (Mrs. Lonigan), Jay C. Flippen (Father Gilhooey), Helen Westcott (Miss Julia Miller), Kathy Johnson (Frances Lonigan), Jack Kruschen (Charlie the Greek), Suzi Carnell (Eileen), Madame Spivy (Mother Josephine), Jim Drum (Jim Doyle), Mavis Neal Palmer (Mrs. Haggerty), Darlene Hendricks (New Year’s Eve Party Girl), Stanley Adams (Gangster), Phil Arnold (Dentist), Kathie Browne (Wild Party Girl), Marty Crail (Bartender), Rita Duncan (Kitty), Opal Euard (Mrs. Reilly), Don Garrett (Policeman), John Graham (Judge), Steve Harris, Val Hidey (Burlesque Stripper), Judy Howard (Girl at Wild Party), George Keymas (Gangster), Josie Lloyd (New Year’s Eve Party Girl), Casey MacGregor (Policeman), Titus Moede (Barney), Brian O’Hara (Funeral Mourner), ’Snub’ Pollard (Vendor), Steven Ritch (Gangster), Susanne Sidney (New Year’s Eve Party Girl), Loreli Vitek (Wild Party Girl), Elaine Walker (Wild Party Girl)
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- Runtime: 95 min; B&W
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