Ray danton played raft in the george raft story 1961, which costarred jayne mansfield. If you do get a chance to see it youll see that she was very good. George raft story, the 1961 female celebrity smoking list. Ray danton portrays raft and the film was directed by joseph m. George raft is often held up to ridicule as an actor who single handedly put humphrey bogart on the road to stardom raft turned down roles in casablanca, high sierra and the maltese falcon for various reasons. Egypt then took full control of the canal and the british and french felt that their interests were threatened. Star films second movie was a story of the french foreign legion, outpost in. Watch the george raft story online stream full movie. He was portrayed by ray danton in the biopic the george raft story 1961. The george raft story manufactured on demand, mono sound. Julie london told life magazine in 1957 that she had only a thimbleful of a voice, and i have to use it close to the microphone. 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. Most of his film appearances after 1960 were cameos. George raft was an american film actor and dancer identified with portrayals of.
George danton, 1759 1794, leader of the french revolution, historical. Brazil, canada, colombia, cote d ivoire, egypt, france, germany, hong kong, india, indonesia, italy, japan. The raft was adapted to film as a segment of the 1987 horror anthology movie creepshow 2, directed by michael gornick from a screenplay by george a. Newmans 1961 film biography of the nightclub dancerturnedmovie star. Convicted is a 1950 american crime film noir directed by henry levin and starring glenn ford and broderick crawford. September 26, 1901 november 24, 1980 was an american film actor and dancer identified with portrayals of gangsters in crime melodramas of the 1930s and 1940s. 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. Whistle stop is a 1946 crime film noir directed by leonide moguy and starring george raft, ava gardner, victor mclaglen, and tom conway. Raft and bogart play the fabrini brothers, selfemployed truck drivers constantly on the hustle to make ends meet. September 26th, 1895 november 24th, 1980 george raft quick facts george raft pictures george raft quotations george raft trivia.
As soon as the creature takes laverne, randy makes a swim for shore and is quickly pursued. 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. 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. This actionfilled drama tells the story of this incredible man from his humble beginnings as an exhibition dancer to his meeting with al capone. Not many actors in hollywoods history have lived as notorious a life as george raft the subject of scarface. The george raft story 1961 have i mentioned that the 1960s was not the time to have a biopic about you made. It was the third columbia pictures film adaptation of the 1929 stage play the criminal code by martin flavin, following howard hawks the criminal code 1931 and john brahms penitentiary 1938.
Overview of the george raft story, 1961, directed by joseph m. It has its dose of stilted acting, but thankfully has george raft and humphrey bogart. George raft was an american film actor and dancer identified with portrayals of gangsters in crime melodramas of the 1930s and 1940s. 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. Watch the george raft story starring ray danton in this drama on directv. This actionfilled drama tells the story of this incredible man from his humble. The george raft story is a 1961 american biographical film of hollywood film star george raft. Dancer george raft ray danton finds himself involved with. Tornandose astro apos o sucesso do filme scarface, ele chegou a ser considerado nos anos 30 do seculo xx como um dos tres gansgters mais populares do cinema. Aug 31, 20 not many actors in hollywoods history have lived as notorious a life as george raft the subject of scarface. 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. But it is a kind of oversmoked voice, and it automatically sounds intimate.
Famed for tossing a coin in the howard hawks classic scarface 1932, george raft also claimed to have met the real al capone. September 26, 1901 november 24, 1980 was an american actor, comedian and dancer. George raft at the roulette wheel in the house across the bay 1940. Dec, 2011 now thats the george raft we know and love. After the first twenty minutes, the george raft story turns into everything but george rafts story. Without getting into any indepth plumbing of the actors life, the story begins with the young raft making his way in new york as a dancer and rubbing shoulders with underworld figures. During his lengthy show business career, george raft achieved the reputation as one of the screens toughest and most convincing movie mobsters. Meanwhile, the george raft story 1961 was released, which starred ray danton as raft in this fictionalized version of his life, with a heavy focus on his life among gangsters. George raft dances immortal archives for september 26.
George raft biography, movie highlights and photos. Classic movie actress george rafts biography plus george raft quotations, trivia, pictures and a list of the movies he made. For starters, george gets involved with the mob and goes to meet a throwaway ladylove played by julie london. Buy the george raft story dvd manufactured on demand, mono sound, widescreen at. He lives with actress lisa lang jayne mansfield in a. 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 1991 biographical movie bugsy, the character of george raft was played by joe mantegna. New york born actor famous both for his tough guy roles in the 1930s a. Jayne mansfield in the george raft story 1961 youtube. Classic movie actress george raft s biography plus george raft quotations, trivia, pictures and a list of the movies he made. It has its dose of stilted acting, but thankfully has george raft and humphrey bogart, although not on their best form, to keep it watchable.
Trivia point raft is one of the few hollywood actors to have a movie based on his life filmed while he was still alive. George raft was born and grew up in a poor family in hells kitchen, at the time one of the. The george raft story 1961 changes the movie database. A broadway dancer ray danton goes to hollywood and begins his movie career as a gangster in scarface. It was part of a deep rooted psyche of not wanting to be identified in the publics mind for his criminal associations. A french reporter working on a steamy story about the secret strip joints found in londons soho district becomes involved in the lives of the owner and star of a famous club. With ray danton, jayne mansfield, julie london, barrie chase.
George raft story, the 1961 jayne mansfield, julie london smokes, not very well, in two scenes julie accepts a lit cigarette, but does not drag. George raft story, the 1961 trailer video dailymotion. Dolly sisters movie wall art film noir movie posters vintage vintage movies movies mansfield george classic films. George raft biography, pictures, credits,quotes and more. More below, but first we pick up from yesterday with a bit more about george raft, especially his early biography following this later image later being just 1936. Newman, joseph newman on allmovie this is an interesting biography of the actor. A fine exposition of british military tradition at its best. This actionfilled drama tells the story of this incredible man from his humble beginnings as an exhibition dancer to his meeting. Famed for tossing a coin in the howard hawks classic scarface 1932, george.
George raft simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The george raft story, dvd, manufactured on demand, mono sound, widescreen, dramaclassics, biography, 883316125465. The screenplay was written by philip yordan, based on a novel by maritta m. The bulk of the story is faithful to the short story, but the ending was changed for the film. In the mid 60s he was denied entry into england where he managed a highclass gambling club due to his underworld associations. Brazil, canada, colombia, cote divoire, egypt, france, germany, hong kong, india, indonesia, italy, japan. The amounts of lengthy digressions become so tiresome that i lost interest in the movie entirely and never fully gained it back. Kiss me deadly is an independently made 1955 american film noir, produced and directed by robert aldrich, and starring ralph meeker, albert dekker, paul stewart, juano hernandez, wesley addy, and with maxine cooper and cloris leachman in their feature film debuts. Download the tv guide app for iphone, ipad and android.
George raft biography, movie highlights and photos allmovie. George raft celebrity profile check out the latest george raft photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Raft himself, however, excoriated the film upon its release due to inaccuracies. Watch the george raft story online stream full movie directv. Oct 11, 2012 trivia point raft is one of the few hollywood actors to have a movie based on his life filmed while he was still alive. Dancer george raft ray danton finds himself involved with the criminal underworld.
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. Ray danton plays the title role in director joseph m. And this could only mean the queens guards and the english look to them in times of military emergency. The george raft story 1961 journeys in classic film. The cast also includes jayne mansfield, barrie chase, julie london, neville brand and frank gorshin. Bezzerides, based on mickey spillanes crime novel kiss me, deadly. He had a cameo as a casino owner in the rat pack vehicle oceans 11 1960 and another one in the jerry lewis comedy the ladies man 1961.
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