Gaily, Gaily

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Gaily, Gaily (1969)

Directed by Norman Jewison

“The movie of a 19-year-old who went to town-- who went to TOWN!”

Comedy · 1h 47m

After runaway Ben Young is robbed and left on his own, he is taken in by Lil, the head of a Chicago brothel. Acting as a surrogate mother for Ben, who thinks she runs a boardinghouse, Lil gets him a job with Francis Sullivan at the local newspaper. As Ben is exposed to the workings of the big city, he realizes the extent of government corruption and sets out on the daunting task of reforming Chicago politics, finding several allies along the way.

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Cast

Crew

Director
Norman Jewison
Screenplay
Abram S. Ginnes
Novel
Ben Hecht
Director of Photography
Richard H. Kline
Original Music Composer
Henry Mancini
Editor
Ralph E. Winters, Byron 'Buzz' Brandt
Producer
Norman Jewison

Details

Release date
1969-12-16
Runtime
1h 47m
Genres
Comedy
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Countries
United States of America
Production
The Mirisch Company