Screenplay:
Ben HechtCinematography:
Lee GarmesComposer:
George AntheilCast:
Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Rita Hayworth, Thomas Mitchell, John Qualen, Constance Worth, Bess Flowers, Walter Sande, Walter Baldwin, Edward Earle, Jimmy Conlin (more)Plots(1)
Ben Hecht wrote, produced and directed this fascinating character study of the desolate world of losers and two bit hustlers living in the gritty underworld of New York City. Playing an unsuccessful show girl, Hayworth is absolutely stunning in this solemn mixture of fantasy and reality. Both Hecht and Fairbanks were unfamiliar with Hayworth when she was cast, never imagining that she would become a superstar. They were impressed with the results, as were the critics. "Rita Hayworth is outstanding in the most exacting role she has (played)..." The Hollywood Reporter (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
USA
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Rita Hayworth
USA
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Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012) - a.f.
Thomas Mitchell
USA
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John Qualen
Canada
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Constance Worth
Australia
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Bess Flowers
USA
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Walter Sande
USA
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Walter Baldwin
USA
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Edward Earle
Canada
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Jimmy Conlin
USA
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James Conaty
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Harry Strang
USA
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Carlton Griffin
USA
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Harry Antrim
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Eddie Foster
Russian Empire
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Lee Phelps
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John Tyrrell
USA
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Jack Carr
USA
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Ethelreda Leopold
USA
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Billy Wayne
USA
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