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Gaily, Gaily is a american film of genre Comedy directed by Norman Jewison released in USA on 16 december 1969 with Beau Bridges
Gaily, Gaily (1969)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 16 december 1969
Length 1h47
Directed by Norman Jewison
OriginUSA
Genres Comedy
Rating53%
Gaily, Gaily (released in the United Kingdom as Chicago, Chicago) is a 1969 American comedy film directed by Norman Jewison. It is based on the autobiographical novel by Ben Hecht and stars Beau Bridges, Brian Keith, George Kennedy, Hume Cronyn and Melina Mercouri.
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Set in 1910, the film's main character is Ben Harvey (patterned after Ben Hecht): serious about seeing the world, he leaves his home for Chicago, where he meets a woman named Lil, who in reality is the Madam of the bordello Ben mistakes for a boarding house. He also is friends with Adeline, one of the prostitutes. While he tries to find work, Ben encounters other people, including a man named Sullivan, who is involved in shady doings in city government. Suspecting corruption, Harvey and a hard drinking reporter decide to investigate.Actors
Beau Bridges
(Ben Harvey)
Melina Mercouri
(Lil)
Brian Keith
(Francis Sullivan)
George Kennedy
(Axel P. Johanson)
Hume Cronyn
(Tim Grogan)
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