Ein Leben im Rausch (1957)
Helen Morgan ist schön, begabt und erfolgreich. Doch all das bedeutet ihr nichts, wenn sie nicht die große Liebe ihres Lebens bekommt: Alkoholschmuggler Larry Maddox, der sie so lange hinhält und immer wieder sitzen lässt, bis sie am Boden zerstört ist. In seinem fünften Film spielt Paul Newman die Rolle des aalglatten Gangsters mit unerschütterlichem Selbstbewusstsein. Und Ann Blyth, hier in ihrem letzten Kinofilm, verkörpert die unglückliche Sängerin (die zum Orginal-Ensemble des Musicals Show Boat gehörte), wobei Gogi Grant die Singstimme für die berühmten Morgan-Songs beisteuert. Große Unterhaltung garantieren zudem echte Ikonen der 20-Jahre: Rudy Vallee, Walter Winchell und Morgans tatsächlicher musikalischer Begleiter Jimmy McHugh. Die Chronik einer Legende, deren Lieder jeden Liebeskummer heilen konnten außer ihrem eigenen. Ein Leben im Rausch stammt aus dem Hause Warner Home Video.
Der Regisseur: Michael Curtiz
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Ann Blyth as Helen Morgan |
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Paul Newman as Larry Maddux |
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Richard Carlson as Russell Wade |
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Gene Evans as Whitey Krause |
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Alan King as Benny Weaver |
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Cara Williams as Dolly Evans |
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Virginia Vincent as Sue |
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Edward Platt as Johnny Haggerty |
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Walter Woolf King as Florenz Ziegfeld |
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Juanita Moore as Backstage Maid |
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Herb Vigran as Finney (uncredited) |
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Dorothy Green as Mrs. Wade |
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Warren Douglas as Mark Hellinger |
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Iris Adrian as Klingman's Secretary |
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Walter Winchell as Self |
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Eve Whitney as Society Woman |
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Bess Flowers as Woman at boat dock (uncredited) |
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Juli Reding as Cigarette Girl (uncredited) |
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Gogi Grant as Helen Morgan (singing voice) (voice) |
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The De Castro Sisters as Singers |
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Sammy White as Sammy White |
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Nicky Blair as Vendor (scenes deleted) |
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James Douglas as Intern (scenes deleted) |
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Frank Sully as Vendor (scenes deleted) |
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Jean Andren as Minor Role (uncredited) |
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Roxanne Arlen as Showgirl (uncredited) |
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Joanne Arnold as Blonde (uncredited) |
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Phil Arnold as Klingman (uncredited) |
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Al Bain as Drunk (uncredited) |
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Alphonse Bergé as Customer (uncredited) |
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Joe Besser as Bartender (uncredited) |
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Robert Bice as Guard (uncredited) |
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Oscar Blank as Drunk (uncredited) |
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Betty Blythe as Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Herman Boden as Boy Singer at Piano/Chorus Boy at Rehearsal (uncredited) |
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Geraldine Bogdonovich as Young Nurse (uncredited) |
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Leonard Bremen as Drunk (uncredited) |
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Paul Bryar as Bartender (uncredited) |
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Bob Calder as Chorus Boy at Rehearsal (uncredited) |
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Robert Christopher as Reporter (uncredited) |
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Charles Cane as Jimmy - Police Turnkey (uncredited) |
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Russ Clark as Chief (uncredited) |
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Robert Clarke as Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Oliver Cross as Man at Customs (uncredited) |
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Gabriel Curtiz as Maitre d' (uncredited) |
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Tony Dante as Krause Hood (uncredited) |
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Jack Dodds as Boy Singer at Piano (uncredited) |
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Cecil Elliott as Drunken Woman in Bar (uncredited) |
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Joe Evans as Artist (uncredited) |
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Cliff Ferre as Master of Ceremonies (uncredited) |
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George Ford as Night Club Patron (uncredited) |
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Alan Foster as Bum (uncredited) |
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Louise Glenn as B-Girl (uncredited) |
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Creighton Hale as Speakeasy Patron (uncredited) |
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Stuart Hall as Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Fred Hansen as Floor Show Performer (uncredited) |
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Edmund Hashim as Henchman (uncredited) |
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Bill Hickman as Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Stuart Holmes as Speakeasy Patron (uncredited) |
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Taylor Holmes as Elderly Actor on Train (uncredited) |
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Darla Hood as Girl Singer at Piano (uncredited) |
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Casse Jaeger as Floor Show Performer (uncredited) |
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Gary Judis as Usher (uncredited) |
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Harvey Karels as Reporter (uncredited) |
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Fred Kelsey as Night Club Patron (uncredited) |
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Donald Kerr as Club Customer (uncredited) |
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Leonid Kinskey as Stanislausky - Accordion Player (uncredited) |
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Mike Lally as Train Conductor (uncredited) |
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Jack Lomas as Piano Player (uncredited) |
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Rory Mallinson as Pageant Reporter (uncredited) |
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Kathy Marlowe as Miss Herbert (uncredited) |
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Eddie Marr as Director (uncredited) |
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Maurice Marsac as Dubois (uncredited) |
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Bert May as Chorus Boy (uncredited) |
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June McCall as Redhead (uncredited) |
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John McKee as Customs Inspector (uncredited) |
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Torben Meyer as Manager (uncredited) |
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Maurice Millard as Man in Knickers (uncredited) |
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Laurie Mitchell as Minor Role (uncredited) |
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Gabe Mooradian as Henchman (uncredited) |
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Matt Moore as Bum (uncredited) |
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Charles Morton as Drunk(uncredited) |
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Corinna Mura as Guitarist (uncredited) |
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Forbes Murray as Night Club Patron (uncredited) |
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Christine Nelson as Boyish Bob Girl (uncredited) |
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William H. O'Brien as Surprise Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Monty O'Grady as Night Club Patron (uncredited) |
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Miguel Palenzuela as Bellboy (uncredited) |
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Howard Parker as Dancer (uncredited) |
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Murray Pollack as Night Club Patron (uncredited) |
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Frank Radcliffe as Chorus Boy at Rehearsal (uncredited) |
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George Ramsey as Man in Scarf (uncredited) |
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Fred Rapport as Maitre d' (uncredited) |
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Ralph Reed as Red (uncredited) |
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Walter Reed as Loring Kirk (uncredited) |
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Paul Rees as Floor Show Performer (uncredited) |
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Jack Regas as Floor Show Performer (uncredited) |
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Cosmo Sardo as Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Jeffrey Sayre as Photographer (uncredited) |
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Mary Scott as Dawn (uncredited) |
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Bernard Sell as Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Court Shepard as Police Lieutenant (uncredited) |
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Fred Sherman as Customs Inspector (uncredited) |
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Robert Sherman as Master of Ceremonies (uncredited) |
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Sal Sportelli as Man With Baby Buggy (uncredited) |
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Bruce Stowell as Party Guest Dancing the Charleston (uncredited) |
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Joan Sudlow as Patient (uncredited) |
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Alan Sues as Producer (uncredited) |
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John Truax as Policeman (uncredited) |
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Tito Vuolo as Tony (uncredited) |
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Napoleon Whiting as Napoleon - Wade's Butler (uncredited) |
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Gayne Whitman as Big Ed Wallace (uncredited) |
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Eve Whitney as Society Woman (uncredited) |
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Marc Wilder as Chorus Boy (uncredited) |
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Tom Wilson as Speakeasy Patron (uncredited) |
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Joan Winfield as Nurse (uncredited) |
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Sam Wolfe as Waiter (uncredited) |
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Allen Wood as Stagehand (uncredited) |
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Rudy Vallee as Self |
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Juney Ellis as Waitress (uncredited) |
| Directing | Michael Curtiz | Director |
| Camera | Ted D. McCord | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Stephen Longstreet | Writer |
| Production | Martin Rackin | Producer |
| Writing | Nelson Gidding | Writer |
| Writing | Oscar Saul | Writer |
| Editing | Frank Bracht | Editor |
| Writing | Dean Riesner | Writer |
| Sound | Ray Heindorf | Original Music Composer |
