剧情简介
Synopsis故事背景是二次世界大战后美国中西部小镇，一位作家回到伊利诺州的老家，在那里邂逅了在死亡边缘挣扎的赌徒，他俩到处游荡，试图使这个小镇起死回生，期间，他又碰到了一个放荡性感的女子爱上了他，反映他从渴望成名到觉醒的一段心路历程。全片文学气息浓厚，像是作家心理研究的个案多於一个戏剧故事，但导演文森特．明尼里 成功地营造了时代气氛，对於几个主角的复杂性格也做了深入而有趣的刻画，演员演得有神彩，在平凡事件中令人感受到人生的苦与乐。
演员表
Cast
Donald Kerr
饰 Smitty's Waiter (uncredited)
Don Haggerty
饰 Ted Harperspoon (uncredited)
George E. Stone
饰 Slim (uncredited)
Steve Carruthers
饰 Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Stuart Holmes
饰 Club Patron (uncredited)
Monty O'Grady
饰 Club Patron (uncredited)
J
John Roy
饰 Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Scott Seaton
饰 Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
弗兰克·辛纳特拉
饰 Dave Hirsh
J
Joe Gray
饰 Man (uncredited)
Frank Mitchell
饰 Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
雪莉·麦克雷恩
饰 Ginnie Moorehead
詹姆斯·琼斯
饰 Crew Cut Man Playing Poker (uncredited)
C
Carmen Phillips
饰 Rosalie (uncredited)
威廉·沙勒特
饰 Al (Jewelry Store Clerk) (uncredited)
Marion Ross
饰 Sister Mary Joseph (uncredited)
Leora Dana
饰 Agnes Hirsh
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Raoul Freeman
饰 Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
富兰克林·法纳姆
饰 Passerby Outside Bar (uncredited)
Chuck Courtney
饰 Parkman Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
R
Roy Engel
饰 Sheriff (uncredited)
Leota Lorraine
饰 Dancing Guest (uncredited)
Paul Russell
饰 Club Patron (uncredited)
拉里·盖茨
饰 Professor Robert Haven French
制作团队
Crew- Director
- 文森特·明奈利
- Director of Photography
- William H. Daniels
- Original Music Composer
- Elmer Bernstein
- Producer
- Sol C. Siegel
- Editor
- Adrienne Fazan
