Party Girl is a 1958 film directed by Nicholas Ray and starring Robert Taylor and Cyd Charisse. Charisse performs two dance routines in the color gangster film. Party Girl marked the last film Robert Taylor did under contract for MGM.
Slick lawyer Thomas Farrell has made a career of defending mobsters in trials. It's not until he meets a lovely showgirl at a mob party that he realizes that there's more to life then winning trials. Farrell tries t...
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Party Girl is a 1958 film directed by Nicholas Ray and starring Robert Taylor and Cyd Charisse. Charisse performs two dance routines in the color gangster film. Party Girl marked the last film Robert Taylor did under contract for MGM.
Slick lawyer Thomas Farrell has made a career of defending mobsters in trials. It's not until he meets a lovely showgirl at a mob party that he realizes that there's more to life then winning trials. Farrell tries to quit the racket, but mob boss Rico Angelo threatens to hurt the showgirl if Farrell leaves him.
The film today is considered a cult film by some. TV Guide's review of the film praised the films performances:
"PARTY GIRL offers only a standard story, but director Ray makes more of it through clever setups and inventive techniques, drawing forth excellent performances from Taylor (who is playing a role loosely based on Dixie Davis, lawyer for mob boss Dutch Schultz of New York, who later turned informant and married a beautiful showgirl). Cobb...
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