The Rat Race is a 1960 American drama film (not to be confused with Rat Race of 2001) directed by Robert Mulligan starring Tony Curtis and Debbie Reynolds. Filming took place in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Wishing to pursue a career as a jazz saxophonist, Pete Hammond Jr. (Curtis) takes a bus from his home in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to New York City and optimistically begins looking for work. However, jobs are extremely hard to find, and Pete's instr...
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The Rat Race is a 1960 American drama film (not to be confused with Rat Race of 2001) directed by Robert Mulligan starring Tony Curtis and Debbie Reynolds. Filming took place in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Wishing to pursue a career as a jazz saxophonist, Pete Hammond Jr. (Curtis) takes a bus from his home in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to New York City and optimistically begins looking for work. However, jobs are extremely hard to find, and Pete's instruments are stolen by a group of obscure musicians who pretend to be a famous band and stage a fake audition for him. Meanwhile, he crosses paths with Peggy Brown (Reynolds), a model and dancer who has become jaded and cynical after years of struggling to survive in the city. When Pete discovers that she has just been evicted from his newly rented apartment, and that she is penniless and has no home to return to, he offers to let her stay with him until she finds a new home. Without a job, she is forced to rely on his generosity, and over time,...
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