Bloodhounds of Broadway (1952 film)
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Albert Mannheimer
1931 story in Collier's
by Damon Runyon
| Bloodhounds of Broadway | |
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| Directed by | Harmon Jones |
| Written by | Sy Gomberg Albert Mannheimer |
| Based on | Bloodhounds of Broadway 1931 story in Collier's by Damon Runyon |
| Produced by | George Jessel |
| Starring | Mitzi Gaynor Scott Brady Mitzi Green Marguerite Chapman Michael O'Shea |
| Cinematography | Edward Cronjager |
| Edited by | George A. Gittens |
| Music by | Lionel Newman |
| Distributed by | Twentieth Century-Fox |
Release dates | |
Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $2 million (U.S. rentals)[3] |
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Bloodhounds of Broadway is a 1952 Technicolor musical film directed by Harmon Jones, produced by George Jessel and staring Mitzi Gaynor and Scott Brady. The script is based on a 1931 Damon Runyon story of the same title that was published in Collier's. The film was remade in 1989.
Cast
- 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
- George E. Stone as Ropes McGonigle
- Henry Slate as Dave the Dude
- Edwin Max as Lookout Louie Larchment
- Richard Allan as Curtaintime Charlie
Production
Damon Runyan's story "The Bloodhounds of Broadway" was published in the May 16, 1931 issue of Collier's magazine.[4]
Producer George Jessel unsuccessfully appealed to Judy Garland to play the lead female role.[5] Gloria DeHaven was cast in the role in February 1952, with filming scheduled to begin on April 14.[6] Mitzi Gaynor replaced DeHaven in March.[7] Keenan Wynn had been cast as Harry Sammis but withdrew in order to appear in Sky Full of Moon.[8]
