Holiday for Sinners
Holiday for Sinners is a 1952 film directed by Gerald Mayer and starring Gig Young, Keenan Wynn and Janice Rule.
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| Directed by | Gerald Mayer |
| Based on | 1939 novel "Days Before Lent" by Hamilton Basso |
| Starring | Gig Young Keenan Wynn Janice Rule |
| Music by | Alberto Colombo |
| Cinematography | Paul Vogel |
| Edited by | Fredrick Y. Smith |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Release date | 1952 |
Running time | 72 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $767,000[1] |
| Box office | $383,000[1] |
Plot
Three men, reared together in New Orleans, but whose paths have drifted apart, each face a crisis during the last weekend of Mardi Gras: Dr. Jason Kent must decide between accepting a chance to become famous as a research scientist, which will mean leaving New Orleans and giving up the girl he loves, Susan Corvier, or staying in his father's practice among the poor; Father Victor Carducci is refused permission to open an independent clinic and is thinking of leaving the Church; punch-drunk prizefighter Joe Piavi is mainly operating in a survival mode and is trying to collect $1,500 owed to him by his former manager Mike Hennighan. When he finds out about the debt, brash reporter Danny Farber, not above a double-cross when it means gain for him, needles Hennighan about Joe, and then tells Joe that Henninghan is threatening to send him to an asylum.
Cast
- Gig Young as Dr. Jason Kent
- Keenan Wynn as Joe Piavi
- Janice Rule as Susan Corvier
- William Campbell as Danny Farber
- Richard Anderson as Father Victor Carducci
- Frank Dekova as the Wiry Man
- Will Wright as the Man with a Cigar
Reception
According to MGM records, the movie earned $303,000 in the U.S. and Canada and $80,000 elsewhere, resulting in a loss to the studio of $562,000.[1]
References
- The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.