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Walk on the Wild Side (1962)

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Release Date: Jan 1, 1962 Wide

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This moody and controversial drama takes place in Depression-era New Orleans. Dove (Laurence Harvey) has traveled by bus from Texas to find his wayward lover Hallie (Capucine). He meets young Kitty Twist (Jane Fonda) as the two get off in the crescent city. Teresina (Anne Baxter) gives him a job at her small cafe. In his free time, Dove searches for Hallie and finds her at work as a prostitute in the Doll's House. Dove implores Hallie to return to him but she refuses. When the lecherous lesbian

Unrated, 1 hr. 54 min.

Drama, Classics

Directed By: Edward Dmytryk

Written By: John Fante, Edmund Morris

In Theaters: Jan 1, 1962 Wide

On DVD: Feb 10, 2004

Cast

Laurence Harvey
Dove Linkhorn
Capucine
Hallie
Jane Fonda
Kitty Twist
Anne Baxter
Teresina Vidaverri
Barbara Stanwyck
Jo Courtney
Joanna Cook Moore
Miss Precious
Richard Rust
Oliver
Karl Swenson
Schmidt
Don 'Red' Barry
Dockery
Juanita Moore
Mama
John Anderson
Preacher
Todd Armstrong
Lt. Omar Stroud
Lillian Bronson
Amy Gerard
Adrienne Marden
Eva Gerard
Sherry O'Neil
Reba
Kathryn Card
Landlady
Murray Alper
Simon
Todd Anderson
Lieutenant Omar Stroud
Steve Benton
Van Driver
Nesdon Booth
John Bryant
Spence
Cordy Clark
Fat Woman
Graham Denton
Barbara Hines
Prostitute
Ted Jacques
Sheriff
Chester Jones
Black Waiter
Alexander Lockwood
Doctor
Ken Lynch
Frank Bonito
Edward Mallory
Sidekick
Paul Maxey
Auctioneer
Bill Walker
Black Man
Ray Walker
Salesman
Willard Waterman

Critic Reviews for Walk on the Wild Side

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Sleazy atmosphere prevails with Fonda and Capucine as brothel babes.

March 8, 2008 Comment

Steve Crum

Video-Reviewmaster.com

Sharply uneven, this lurid, intense drams is pseudo Tennessee Williams (say Fugitive Kind), about a Texas drifer and desperate women in his life, but it showcases Stanwyck as a lesbian (one of Hollywood's first) and early signs of Jane Fonda's talent

June 29, 2007 Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com

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Emanuel Levy

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best known for that marvelous opening credit sequence created by Saul Bass.

August 2, 2006 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz

Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Tame by today's standards, but the Saul Bass title sequnce can't be beat.

February 12, 2005 Full Review Source: StaciWilson.com

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Staci Layne Wilson

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Lawrence Harvey plays a good-natured gentleman idiot hayseed looking for his ex in 30s New Orleans only to find out she became a whore. Harvey's accent is kind of forced, Capucine as usual relies too much on her looks and Barbara Stanwyck plays her later era typical brassy old broad role--with the exception of her

October 21, 2007