George raft 26 september 18951 24 november 1980 was an american film actor most closely identified with his portrayals of gangsters in crime melodramas of the 1930s and 1940s. Raft was born george ranft 1902 according to census, in washington heights 163rd st. 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. April 9, 1917 december 12, 2002 was an american actor and film producer. More people, though, may remember the song from the movie 10 where bo derek also ah danced. The raft film en streaming francais voir streaming. The george raft story original 1961 27x41 one sheet movie. George rafts dancing skills took him to broadway and then to 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. The movie was released in the uk under the title spin of a coin, and thats what the imdb page lists it as. The cast also includes jayne mansfield, barrie chase, julie london, neville brand and frank gorshin. The george raft story 1961 the movie database tmdb.
Starring ray danton, jayne mansfield, julie london, barrie chase. Ray danton, jayne mansfield, julie london, barrie chase, barbara nichols, frank gorshin. George raft simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Well, what makes george unique is that for all the actors whove played gangsters, george was the one actor who played gangsters and also had someone else play george playing gangsters. Ray danton portrays raft and the film was directed by joseph m. Famed for tossing a coin in the howard hawks classic scarface 1932, george raft. This section contains any movie which is completely in black and white from old classics to newer ones such as schindlers list. Dec, 2011 you can see raft dance in the 1932 cagney film taxi. At first considered a valentinolike romantic lead, raft. Newman joseph newman genres crime, drama subgenres biopic feature, docudrama release date nov 22, 1961 usa unknown run time 105 min. 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. The ladies man george raft 1961 oceans 11 jack strager 1960 the red skelton hour mike mccluskey 19551960. The george raft story 1961 dvd ray danton, jayne mansfield new. Newman, with ray danton, jayne mansfield, julie london, at turner classic movies.
A fictionalized movie biography of former top hollywood film star george raft. He is known for toughguy and western roles, including the 1960 film the magnificent seven 1960, and producing several films for sidney j. Ray danton plays the title role in director joseph m. Original movie poster for george raft story, the 1961 28472 original italian 39x55 poster jayne mansfield folded very good condition average used offered. This actionfilled drama tells the story of this incredible man from his humble beginnings as an exhibition dancer to his meeting with al capone. He was portrayed by ray danton in the biopic the george raft story 1961. Nov 05, 2014 raft had a nice part in marilyn monroes some like it hot, with a stellar cast including marilyn monroe, jack lemmon and tony curtis. May 26, 20 after the first twenty minutes, the george raft story turns into everything but george rafts story.
George raft biography, movie highlights and photos allmovie. This actionfilled drama tells the story of this incredible man from his humble beginnings as an exhibition dancer to his meeting with. Oct 20, 2010 george raft was a film actor identified with portrayals of gangsters in crime melodramas of the 1930s and 1940s. Official theatrical movie poster for the george raft story 1961. However, it then remained undistributed until an incident in.
The amounts of lengthy digressions become so tiresome that i lost interest in the movie entirely and never fully gained it back. Buy the george raft story movie posters from movie poster shop. The george raft story is a 1961 american biographical film of hollywood film star george raft. The 2 aug 1961 dv confirmed that the film was partly based on raft and jenningss sep series, in addition to other. Dancer george raft ray danton finds himself involved with the criminal underworld.
The theatrical trailer for the george raft story 1961, starring ray danton as movie tough guy george raft 18951980. He went on to be a prizefighter, ballroom dancer, and taxidriver, meanwhile maintaining close contacts with new yorks gangster underworld. The george raft story trailer not too many people have had their life stories filmed while they were still alive, but george raft s life reads like a series of showbusiness plots. George raft was an american film actor and dancer identified with portrayals. Released 1961, the george raft story stars raydanton, jaynemansfield, julielondon, barriechase the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 46 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. Buy or rent the george raft story movie now family video. George and carole lombard one of many actresses he was intimate with. Buy the george raft story dvd manufactured on demand, mono sound, widescreen at. Ray danton, jayne mansfield, julie london, barrie chase. Vf the raft film complet en vf en streaming complet. Jayne mansfield in the george raft story 1961 youtube. Cast also includes jayne mansfield in a role loosely based on betty grable. Fred astaire on george rafts dancingraft was a lightningfast dancer and did the fastest charleston i ever saw. The george raft story 1961 changes the movie database.
The george raft story movie posters from movie poster shop. The actor was best known as the original scarface of the 1930s, and was typecast in gangster roles. The cast also includes jayne mansfield, barrie chase, julie london, neville brand and frank. Overview of the george raft story, 1961, directed by joseph m.
The george raft story is an english movie directed by joseph m. 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. The film was commonsensically named bolero and came out in 1934 during maruices lifetime. Tbt how george raft made humphrey bogart a star almost holmes. The george raft story 1961 stream and watch online.
Famed for tossing a coin in the howard hawks classic scarface 1932, george raft also claimed to have met the real al capone. By following a tv show you never miss an upcoming episode again. Most of his film appearances after 1960 were cameos. Approved 1h 46min biography, drama 22 november 1961 usa dancer george raft ray danton finds himself involved with the criminal underworld. He was one of the three most popular gangster actors, along with james cagney and edward g. The george raft story 1961 a broadway dancer ray danton goes to hollywood and begins. A dancer who found success during prohibition moves to hollywood where he rockets to fame as a silver screen gangster. It was here his past would catch up with him as a gigolo.
He is also known for a short marriage to peggy lee, a friendship with marilyn monroe and for saving frank. The george raft story 1961 a broadway dancer ray danton goes to hollywood and begins his movie career as a gangster in scarface. Ray danton in the george raft story 1961 ray danton and jayne. 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. The library of congress may or may not own a copy of a particular film or video. His first screen role was playing a dancer in 1929s queen of the nightclubs lost film. 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. Although most people dont remember it, he was the first performer who with carole lombard danced on film to bolero, the famous orchestral work by maurice ravel. You can also list your favourite movies and explore other peoples lists. This time around, motion pictures told through still pictures with goofy captions brings you the 1961 opus the george raft story. More people, though, may remember the song from the movie 10 where bo derek. This actionfilled drama tells the story of this incredible man from his humble. A broadway dancer ray danton goes to hollywood and begins his movie career as a gangster in.
Dec 01, 20 a scene with the comedy team of pepper davis and tony reese from the 1961 film the george raft story. Newmans 1961 film biography of the nightclub dancerturned movie star. The george raft story movie quotes rotten tomatoes. The george raft story 1961 journeys in classic film. If you do get a chance to see it youll see that she was very good. Married grayce mulrooney, 1923 separated 1923, died 1970. George raft, a product of new york citys hells kitchen, breaks into show business as an exhibition dancer at the dreamland casino. Original george raft story, the 1961 movie poster in c7. The raft film complet en francais, streaming vf gratuitement hd. The george raft story manufactured on demand, mono sound. Shop the george raft story original 1961 27x41 one sheet movie poster ray dantonjulie londonjayne mansfieldbarrie chase and more music, movie, and tv memorabilia at amazons entertainment collectibles store. September 26, 1901 november 24, 1980 was an american actor, comedian and dancer.
George raft had perhaps the worst judgement of any film star in. Not many actors in hollywoods history have lived as notorious a life as george raft the subject of scarface. If not for george raft, its unlikely humphrey bogart would have become a movie star. With ray danton, jayne mansfield, julie london, barrie chase. Another story, though, is that once george completed his business, he was. Starring ray danton, jayne mansfield, julie london, barrie chase, frank gorshin and barbara nichols, the george raft story also known as testa o croce is a biographydrama film directed by joseph m. The george raft story 1961 kaleidescape movie store. 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 convincing in his mannerisms. The george raft story film the george raft story 22 november 1961.
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. Xvid the switch to colour was a gradual process mostly taking place from the 1930s to the 1950s. In the 1991 biographical movie bugsy, the character of george raft was played by joe mantegna. George rafts lowkey understated performances and erratic screen career has kept him from getting the same attention as his movie tough guy contemporaries like james cagney, humphrey bogart, and edward g. Work on this film began in 1987, but sets destroyed by hurricane hugo caused delays, so the film was not completed until 1990. We open in a nightclub, with 1960s people dancing they way they think people danced in the 1920s. 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. Newman, released on november 22 of 1961 in the usa. In essence, its a far better title than the george raft story, particularly if you have zero clue who raft is. 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 movie had ray danton, jayne mansfield, julie london in the lead roles of the film. Newmans 1961 film biography of the nightclub dancerturnedmovie star. He eventually made it to broadway, then went to hollywood in the late 20s.
The george raft story dvd, 2009 for sale online ebay. The george raft story is an utter mess that has little interest in telling rafts story. Ray danton played raft in the george raft story 1961, which costarred jayne mansfield. Streetswings dancer history archives george raft main page. Lombard reportedly told close friends that raft was, in the bedroom sense, the best lover she ever had made two dance films together, bolero a big hit for paramount in early 1934, including a scene where carole dances in lingerie and stockings. He lives with actress lisa lang jayne mansfield in a.
Starring ray danton, jayne mansfield, julie london, and barrie chase. A broadway dancer goes to hollywood and begins his movie career as a gangster in scarface. An item in the 2 oct 1961 dv announced a lawsuit filed by sep writer dean jennings, who claimed george raft had withheld an agreedupon payment amounting to twentypercent of what he had received for selling his life story. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. Raft himself, however, excoriated the film upon its release due to inaccuracies. Raft spent his childhood in the tough hells kitchen area of new york, then left home at. The movie was released in the uk under the title spin of a coin, and. May 23, 2008 the theatrical trailer for the george raft story 1961, starring ray danton as movie tough guy george raft 18951980. In the mid 60s he was denied entry into england where he managed a highclass gambling club due to his underworld associations.
George raft celebrity profile check out the latest george raft photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Newman with ray danton, jayne mansfield, julie london, barrie chase, year. He soon becomes friendly with bootleggers and gangsters and makes his living performing in syndicatecontrolled night clubs. The george raft story is a film directed by joseph m. Name was george from a story by ketti frings but turned down the movie. For starters, george gets involved with the mob and goes to meet a throwaway ladylove played by julie london.
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