The Wild Party
Theatrical release poster
Directed byHarry Horner
Screenplay byJohn McPartland
Based onStep Down to Terror
1954 story
by John McPartland
Produced bySidney Harmon
Philip Yordan
StarringAnthony Quinn
Carol Ohmart
Arthur Franz
Jay Robinson
Kathryn Grant
Nehemiah Persoff
Paul Stewart
CinematographySam Leavitt
Edited byRichard C. Meyer
Music byBuddy Bregman
Production
company
Security Pictures
Distributed byUnited Artists
Release date
  • December 21, 1956 (1956-12-21)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Wild Party is a 1956 American film noir crime film directed by Harry Horner[1] and written by John McPartland. The film stars Anthony Quinn, Carol Ohmart, Arthur Franz, Jay Robinson, Kathryn Grant, Nehemiah Persoff, and Paul Stewart. The film was released on December 21, 1956 by United Artists.[2][3][4][5]

Plot

A former football player, "Big Tom" Kupfen, despondent over his glory days being behind him, drinks and uses drugs with a coterie of sycophants that include a piano player called Kicks Johnson, a drifter named Gage Freeposter and a naive young woman known only as "Honey".

On a whim, the group decides to go after a wealthy socialite, Erica London, and rob her home. They end up taking Erica and her fiancée, naval officer Arthur Mitchell, captive at an amusement park, with dire consequences for all.

Cast

References

  1. ^ Koper, Richard. That Kind of Woman: The Life and Career of Barbara Nichols. BearManor Media. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  2. ^ "The Wild Party (1956) - Overview". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved October 25, 2014.
  3. ^ "The Wild Party". TV Guide. Retrieved October 25, 2014.
  4. ^ Monaco, James (1991). The Encyclopedia of Film. Perigee Books. p. 439. ISBN 978-0-399-51604-7. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  5. ^ Stanfield, Peter (8 April 2015). The Cool and the Crazy: Pop Fifties Cinema. Rutgers University Press. p. 108. ISBN 978-0-8135-7301-4. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  6. ^ Hannan, Brian (27 April 2015). The Making of The Magnificent Seven: Behind the Scenes of the Pivotal Western. McFarland. p. 56. ISBN 978-0-7864-9695-2. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  7. ^ Clemens, Samuel. "Carol Ohmart: The Story of Hollywood's Greatest Actress", Lulu Press. December 2022

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