He Laughed Last
| He Laughed Last | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Blake Edwards |
| Produced by | Jonie Taps |
| Written by |
Blake Edwards Richard Quine |
| Starring |
Frankie Laine Lucy Marlow Anthony Dexter |
| Music by | Arthur Morton |
| Cinematography | Henry Freulich |
| Edited by | Jack Ogilvie |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release dates |
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Running time | 77 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
He Laughed Last is a 1956 Technicolor film by Blake Edwards. Edwards adapted the film for his 1999 off-Broadway show, Big Rosemary. Edwards directed Cady Huffman in the Lucy Marlow role from the original. Edwards rewrote the show which he directed for a 2004 Los Angeles stage production starring Jennifer Leigh Warren. One of the highlights of the movie was when Frankie Laine sang a wonderful version of "Danny Boy" at the funeral of his mob boss. This song is only available on the Bear Family Records Frankie Laine CD box "I Believe". The movie was a regular on late night television for many years, and is now being shown on the Turner Classic Movies (TCM) cable channel.
Plot summary
A Runyonesque Roaring 20s musical comedy about a show girl who circumstance casts as an unlikely mob boss.
Cast
- Frankie Laine as Gino Lupo
- Lucy Marlow as Rosemary 'Rosie' Lebeau
- Anthony Dexter as Dominic RodrÃguez
- Richard Long as Jimmy Murphy
- Alan Reed as Big Dan Hennessy
- Jesse White as Max Lassiter
- Florenz Ames as George Eagle
- Henry Slate as Ziggy
See also
References
External links
- He Laughed Last at the Internet Movie Database
- He Laughed Last at AllMovie
- He Laughed Last at the TCM Movie Database
- He Laughed Last at the American Film Institute Catalog