The Wild Party (1956 film)
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]
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| Directed by | Harry Horner |
| Screenplay by | John McPartland |
| Based on | Step Down to Terror 1954 story by John McPartland |
| Produced by | Sidney Harmon Philip Yordan |
| Starring | Anthony Quinn Carol Ohmart Arthur Franz Jay Robinson Kathryn Grant Nehemiah Persoff Paul Stewart |
| Cinematography | Sam Leavitt |
| Edited by | Richard C. Meyer |
| Music by | Buddy Bregman |
Production company | Security Pictures |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
Release date |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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
- Anthony Quinn as Tom Kupfen[6]
- Carol Ohmart as Erica London[7]
- Arthur Franz as Lt. Arthur Mitchell
- Jay Robinson as Gage Freeposter
- Kathryn Grant as Honey
- Nehemiah Persoff as Kicks Johnson
- Paul Stewart as Ben Davis
- Nestor Paiva as Branson
- Maureen Stephenson as Ellen
- Michael Ross as Bouncer
- James Bronte as Bartender
- William Phipps as Wino
- Barbara Nichols as Sandy
References
- Koper, Richard. That Kind of Woman: The Life and Career of Barbara Nichols. BearManor Media. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
- "The Wild Party (1956) - Overview". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved October 25, 2014.
- "The Wild Party". TV Guide. Retrieved October 25, 2014.
- Monaco, James (1991). The Encyclopedia of Film. Perigee Books. p. 439. ISBN 978-0-399-51604-7. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
- 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.
- 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.
- Clemens, Samuel. "Carol Ohmart: The Story of Hollywood's Greatest Actress", Lulu Press. December 2022
External links
- The Wild Party at IMDb
- The Wild Party at the TCM Movie Database
- The Wild Party at AllMovie
- The Wild Party at the American Film Institute Catalog