He was portrayed by ray danton in the biopic the george raft story 1961. This actionfilled drama tells the story of this incredible man from his humble. Newmans 1961 film biography of the nightclub dancerturnedmovie star. Cagney at that time was president of the screen actors guild and was determined not to let the mob infiltrate the industry. National security internet archive nsia additional collections. The george raft story 1961 have i mentioned that the 1960s was not the time to have a biopic about you made. It was here his past would catch up with him as a gigolo. The george raft story 1961 stream and watch online. Jayne mansfield in the george raft story 1961 youtube. This actionfilled drama tells the story of this incredible man from his humble beginnings as an exhibition dancer to his meeting with al capone. Tbt how george raft made humphrey bogart a star almost. Rafts life was dramatised a second time with allied artists the george raft story 1961, starring ray danton in the title role a movie much mocked for its many fictitious aspects but a bit of truth sneaks in such as rafts difficulty to separate the roles he played from himself.
Famed for tossing a coin in the howard hawks classic scarface 1932, george. The george raft story 1961 journeys in classic film. Is portrayed by by ray danton in the george raft story 1961, nicholas mayer in. He lives with actress lisa lang jayne mansfield in a. Newman, joseph newman on allmovie this is an interesting biography of the actor.
The george raft story 1961 11221961 us drama 1h 46m user score. Overview of the george raft story, 1961, directed by joseph m. George raft at the roulette wheel in the house across the bay 1940. In doing this series, theres been several actors throughout the fifties and sixties who have given away the rights to their life story, for various reasons, while theyre still alive. Ray danton plays the title role in director joseph m. Raft himself, however, excoriated the film upon its release due to inaccuracies. The george raft story is a 1961 american biographical film of hollywood film star george raft. Born in the notorious hells kitchen section of new york among his best friends was benjamin bugsy siegel, he supported himself as a moving man, prizefighter, and driver for gangster boss owney madden. The picture was retitled spin of a coin for release in the united kingdom, a reference to rafts characters nickelflipping trick in scarface 1932, the film that launched rafts career as an actor known for portraying gangsters. In a close huddle with 22year old barbara lashbrook, george raft switches from the twist to. The theatrical trailer for the george raft story 1961, starring ray danton as movie tough guy george raft 18951980. Not many actors in hollywoods history have lived as notorious a life as george raft the subject of scarface. George raft biography, movie highlights and photos.
An inaccurate, insensitive portrait of one of hollywoods most talented, sensitive, but insecure legends. Ray danton portrays raft and the film was directed by joseph m. Was a close friend of notorious gangster benjamin bugsy siegel since their childhood in new york. George raft was one of the few tough guy movie stars who could lay claim to being the genuine article. Trivia point raft is one of the few hollywood actors to have a movie based on his life filmed while he was still alive. The picture was retitled spin of a coin for release in the united kingdom, a reference to raft s characters nickelflipping trick in scarface 1932, the film that launched raft s career as an actor known for portraying gangsters. The george raft story 1961 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. If you do get a chance to see it youll see that she was very good. The george raft story 1961 stream deutsch hd filme kostenlos.
Newman, with ray danton, jayne mansfield, julie london, at turner classic movies. This is an interesting biography of the actor known for his gangster roles in films, and though ray danton plays the part of george raft without looking like him in the least, he is still. In the mid 60s he was denied entry into england where he managed a highclass gambling club due to his underworld associations. The george raft story 1961 the movie database tmdb. The late entry the george raft story 1961 turns the formula inside out with the biopic of an actordancer who played gangsters in the movies and mixed with them in real life as well.
The george raft story manufactured on demand, mono sound. Raft used his many mob connections to cancel the hit. George raft celebrity profile check out the latest george raft photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. In fact, he fit the type so well that his rather shady background became the object of endless speculation, and both the public and the studio refused to accept him in any but the. During his lengthy show business career, george raft achieved the reputation as one of the screens toughest and most convincing movie mobsters. Incidentally, ray danton at 6feet tall, was terribly miscast as raft who may have been no taller than 5 7. Dancer george raft ray danton finds himself involved with the criminal underworld. The cast also includes jayne mansfield, barrie chase, julie london. Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled. The george raft story 1961 hollywood enjoyed a revival of factbased gangster biographies in the late 1950s, highlighted by the tv series the untouchables 19591963 starring robert stack. Most of his film appearances after 1960 were cameos. Ray danton, who bears no resemblance to raft, wisely foregoes any attempt at duplication and.
Cast also includes jayne mansfield in a role loosely based on betty grable. Streetswings dancer history archives george raft main. The george raft story was made in 1961 and a character in francis ford coppolas cotton club was based on raft richard gere played that part. In the 1991 biographical movie bugsy, the character of george raft was played by joe mantegna. Ver homenaje a george raft gicajordi2 en dailymotion. With ray danton, jayne mansfield, julie london, barrie chase. Dolly sisters movie wall art film noir movie posters vintage vintage movies movies mansfield george classic films. This actionfilled drama tells the story of this incredible man from his humble beginnings as an exhibition dancer to his meeting. Buy the george raft story dvd manufactured on demand, mono sound, widescreen at. George raft was instrumental in the development of the character of the hardboiled gangster, a character that became a standard of the american cinema for decades. Who can forget 1961s allied artists production of the george raft story, costarring ray danton as raft and one jayne mansfield as his lover of the time, lisa lang.
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