Bloodhounds of Broadway

Bloodhounds of Broadway

93 mins | Drama, Comedy, Romance, Music | Nov. 3, 1989

This musical is based on four short stories by Damon Runyon. In one tale, gambler Feet Samuels sells his body to science just as he realizes that Hortense loves him and that he would rather live than die. In another story, Harriet's parrot is killed, and she has problems dealing with her loss. Then, there is a gambler, "Regret", who has bloodhounds on his trail when he becomes a murder suspect. Finally, "The Brain" is bleeding profusely, and his friends search for a way to save his life through a blood transfusion.

Bloodhounds of Broadway

93 mins | Drama, Comedy, Romance, Music | Nov. 3, 1989

Bloodhounds of Broadway
This musical is based on four short stories by Damon Runyon. In one tale, gambler Feet Samuels sells his body to science just as he realizes that Hortense loves him and that he would rather live than die. In another story, Harriet's parrot is killed, and she has problems dealing with her loss. Then, there is a gambler, "Regret", who has bloodhounds on his trail when he becomes a murder suspect. Finally, "The Brain" is bleeding profusely, and his friends search for a way to save his life through a blood transfusion.
IMDb rating 5.3
Producers Columbia Pictures, American Playhouse
Original title Bloodhounds of Broadway
Directors Howard Brookner
Writers Colman deKay, Howard Brookner, Damon Runyon

Cast

Matt Dillon

as Regret

Jennifer Grey

as Lovey Lou

Julie Hagerty

as Harriet MacKyle

Rutger Hauer

as The Brain

Madonna

as Hortense Hathaway

Esai Morales

as Handsome Jack

Anita Morris

as Miss Missouri Martin

Randy Quaid

as Feet Samuels

Josef Sommer

as Waldo Winchester

Alan Ruck

as John Wangle

Dinah Manoff

as Maud Milligan

Ethan Phillips

as Basil Valentine

Stephen McHattie

as Red Henry

Tony Longo

as Crunch Sweeney

Fisher Stevens

as Hotfoot Harry

Richard Edson

as Johnny Crackow

Tony Azito

as Waiter

David Youse

as Busboy

Louis Zorich

as Mindy

Howard Brookner

as Daffy Jack

John Rothman

as Marvin Clay

Mark Nelson

as Sam the Skate

Madeleine Potter

as Widow Mary

Stellar Bennett

as Thelma

Nicole Burdette

as Woman on Corner

Colman deKay

as Nosmo

Gerry Bamman

as Inspector McNamara

Jane Brucker

as Charlotte

Googy Gress

as McGinty

Robert Donley

as Doc Bodeeker

Grant Forsberg

as Cab Driver

Sheldon Abend

as Long George

Veryle Rupp

as Whitey

Helmar Augustus Cooper

as Brother Divine

George Ede

as Judge Witherspoon

Michael Wincott

as Soupy Mike

Herschel Sparber

as Big Shelley

Black-Eyed Susan

as Minnie the Shrimp

Steve Buscemi

as Whining Willie

Patrick Garner

as Rodent Ralph

Tobin Wheeler

as Fleming Meeks

Jean Brookner

as Woman

Tamara Tunie

as Cynthia Harris

Cathryn de Prume

as Showgirl

Katherine Monick

as Bobby Baker

Sara Driver

as Yvette

William Murray Weiss

as Joey the Toothpick

Leonard Termo

as Goodtime Nate Fishkin

Graham Brown

as Doc Frischer

Ed Zang

as Hymie Weisberger

Linda Beausoleil

as Showgirl

Cynthia Friberg

as Showgirl

Lorien House

as Showgirl

Dana Pinchera

as Showgirl

Lynette Tompkins

as Showgirl

Johnny Crawford

as Musician