Gaily, Gaily

Gaily, Gaily

107 mins | Comedy | Dec. 16, 1969

After runaway Ben Young is robbed and left on his own, he is taken in by Lil, the head of a Chicago brothel. Acting as a surrogate mother for Ben, who thinks she runs a boardinghouse, Lil gets him a job with Francis Sullivan at the local newspaper. As Ben is exposed to the workings of the big city, he realizes the extent of government corruption and sets out on the daunting task of reforming Chicago politics, finding several allies along the way.

Gaily, Gaily

107 mins | Comedy | Dec. 16, 1969

Gaily, Gaily
After runaway Ben Young is robbed and left on his own, he is taken in by Lil, the head of a Chicago brothel. Acting as a surrogate mother for Ben, who thinks she runs a boardinghouse, Lil gets him a job with Francis Sullivan at the local newspaper. As Ben is exposed to the workings of the big city, he realizes the extent of government corruption and sets out on the daunting task of reforming Chicago politics, finding several allies along the way.
IMDb rating 5.3
Producers The Mirisch Corporation
Original title Gaily, Gaily
Directors Bob Forrest, Philip L. Parslow, Mike Moder, Wendell Franklin, Norman Jewison
Writers Abram S. Ginnes, Ben Hecht

Cast

Beau Bridges

as Ben Harvey

Brian Keith

as Francis Sullivan

George Kennedy

as Axel P. Johanson

Hume Cronyn

as Tim Grogan

Margot Kidder

as Adeline

Roy Poole

as Dunne

Wilfrid Hyde-White

as The Governor

Melodie Johnson

as Lilah Letterby

John Randolph

as Father

Charles Tyner

as Dr. Lazarus

Joan Huntington

as Kitty

Merie Earle

as Granny

Claudia Bryar

as Mother

Eric Shea

as Virgil Harvey

Roy Barcroft

as Dr. Gorson

James V. Christy

as Frankie Piano

J.S. Johnson

as Anarchist

Harry Holcombe

as Stranger on Train

Tom Peters

as Poet

Harvey Jason

as Quinn

Maggie Olesen

as Mrs. Krump

Les Podewell

as Minister

Martin Harvey Friedberg

as Photographer

Nikita Knatz

as Chauffeur

Lynnea Larson

as Sissy

Adele Yoshioka

as Suzuki

Jackie Boncy

as Claudet

Jade Manhattan

as Martine

Lisa Todd

as Fanny

Carole Lamond

as Phalinx

Mardie March

as Mabel