Studs Lonigan (1960)

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Based on author James T. Farrell's trilogy written between 1932 and 1935 and later combined into a one-volume Studs Lonigan book, this less than two-hour film does not quite do justice to the literary whole. Studs (Christopher Knight) is raised on Chicago's infamous South Side, an Irish kid when… More Based on author James T. Farrell's trilogy written between 1932 and 1935 and later combined into a one-volume Studs Lonigan book, this less than two-hour film does not quite do justice to the literary whole. Studs (Christopher Knight) is raised on Chicago's infamous South Side, an Irish kid when prejudice against the Irish was still around and hanging tough was the norm in impoverished neighborhoods. Once he leaves grade school behind and enters high school, a world of "wenching," fights, drinking, and wild parties starts to open up. By 1929, Studs is trapped into a marriage he comes to hate and as the decade of the '30s begins, he is still trying to be as tough as he can. But as he learns, no one can out-tough the Great Depression. At times confusing and histrionic and wordy (not to mention censored to fit a 1960s unspoken coda), Studs Lonigan falls short of the pithy, emotional, rugged world of Farrell's Irish hoodlum. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: Unrated, 1 hr. 36 min.
Directed By: Irving Lerner
Written By: Philip Yordan
Genres: Drama

In Theaters: Sep 1, 1960 Wide

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Cast

            Christopher Knight as Studs Lonigan

            Frank Gorshin as Kenny Killarney

            Helen Westcott as Miss Julia Miller

            Carolyn Craig as Catherine Banahan

            Dick Foran as Patrick Lonigan

            Venetia Stevenson as Lucy Scanlon

            Jack Nicholson as Weary Reilly

            Robert Casper as Paulie Lonigan

            Katherine Squire as Mrs. Lonigan

            Jay C. Flippen as Father Gilhooey

            Jack Kruschen as Charlie the Greek

            Suzi Carnell as Eileen

            Madame Spivy as Mother Josephine

            James Drum as Jim Doyle

            Rita Duncan as Kitty

            Stanley Adams as Gangster

            Steven Ritch as Gangster

            George Keymas as Gangster

            Mavis Neal as Mrs. Haggerty

            Phil Arnold as Dentist

            John Graham as Judge

            Don Garrett as Policeman

            Casey MacGregor as Policeman

            Brian O'Hara as Funeral Mourner

            Kathie Browne as Girls at Wild Party

            Judy Howard as Girls at Wild Party

            Lorelei Vitek as Girls at Wild Party

            Kathy Johnson as Frances Lonigan

            Harry "Snub" Pollard as Vendor
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