The Wild Party (1956 film)

The Wild Party
The Wild Party
	Theatrical release poster
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	December 21, 1956;
Running time	91 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

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

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 (24 June 2019). 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 the AFI Catalog of Feature Films

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[1] Koper, Richard (24 June 2019). 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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