The George Raft Story
Dancer George Raft (Ray Danton) finds himself involved with the criminal underworld. After a conflict with gangster boss Frank Donatella (Joe de Santis), he is exiled to Hollywoood, where he wins a role in the film "Scarface" and becomes famous. He lives with actress Lisa Lang (Jayne Mansfield) in a huge villa, but when his mother dies, he deserts her. His career slides downhill until he is offered a part in "Some Like it Hot" and becomes famous again.
- Rated
- Approved
- Runtime
- 1h 46m
- Released
- 1961
- Country
- United States
Details
Release year: 1961
Storyline
Dancer George Raft (Ray Danton) finds himself involved with the criminal underworld. After a conflict with gangster boss Frank Donatella (Joe de Santis), he is exiled to Hollywoood, where he wins a role in the film "Scarface" and becomes famous. He lives with actress Lisa Lang (Jayne Mansfield) in a huge villa, but when his mother dies, he deserts her. His career slides downhill until he is offered a part in "Some Like it Hot" and becomes famous again.
Top credits
Ray Danton — George Raft
Jayne Mansfield — Lisa Lang
Julie London — Sheila Patton
Barrie Chase — June Tyler
Did you know
• Jayne Mansfield's character is based on George Raft's relationship with Betty Grable.
• George Raft was plagued by financial issues and sold the rights to his story to Allied Artists for a large amount of money, and this film is the result.
• Ray Danton had no formal dance training, but his persistence in mastering choreographer Alex Romero's routines for this film resulted in an unexpected proficiency as a song-and-dance man. This paid off when Danton made his Broadway debut several years later, replacing Robert Horton in the starring role opposite Inga Swenson and Stephen Douglass in David Merrick's musical "110 in the Shade."
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Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Mono
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
- Color
- Black and White
