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Walk on the Wild Side

  • 1962
  • Approved
  • 1h 54m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
3.5K
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Walk on the Wild Side (1962)
DramaRomance

Poor lovesick white-trash Dove Linkhorn arrives in New Orleans searching for his former girlfriend Hallie Gerard, an artist who works in The Doll House brothel, whose madam Jo Courtney consi... Read allPoor lovesick white-trash Dove Linkhorn arrives in New Orleans searching for his former girlfriend Hallie Gerard, an artist who works in The Doll House brothel, whose madam Jo Courtney considers her girls to be her property.Poor lovesick white-trash Dove Linkhorn arrives in New Orleans searching for his former girlfriend Hallie Gerard, an artist who works in The Doll House brothel, whose madam Jo Courtney considers her girls to be her property.

  • Director
    • Edward Dmytryk
  • Writers
    • Nelson Algren
    • John Fante
    • Edmund Morris
  • Stars
    • Laurence Harvey
    • Capucine
    • Jane Fonda
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    3.5K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Edward Dmytryk
    • Writers
      • Nelson Algren
      • John Fante
      • Edmund Morris
    • Stars
      • Laurence Harvey
      • Capucine
      • Jane Fonda
    • 76User reviews
    • 34Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 1 nomination total

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    Top Cast35

    Laurence Harvey
    Laurence Harvey
    • Dove Linkhorn
    Capucine
    Capucine
    • Hallie
    Jane Fonda
    Jane Fonda
    • Kitty Twist
    Anne Baxter
    Anne Baxter
    • Teresina Vidaverri
    Barbara Stanwyck
    Barbara Stanwyck
    • Jo Courtney
    Joanna Moore
    Joanna Moore
    • Miss Precious
    Richard Rust
    Richard Rust
    • Oliver
    Karl Swenson
    Karl Swenson
    • Schmidt
    Don 'Red' Barry
    Don 'Red' Barry
    • Dockery
    • (as Donald Barry)
    Juanita Moore
    Juanita Moore
    • Mama
    John Anderson
    John Anderson
    • Preacher
    Ken Lynch
    Ken Lynch
    • Frank Bonito
    Todd Armstrong
    Todd Armstrong
    • Lt. Omar Stroud
    • (as Todd Anderson)
    Sherry O'Neil
    • Reba
    John Bryant
    John Bryant
    • Spence
    Kathryn Card
    Kathryn Card
    • Landlady
    Murray Alper
    Murray Alper
    • Diner in Teresina's Cafe
    • (uncredited)
    Steve Benton
    • 2nd Van Driver
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Edward Dmytryk
    • Writers
      • Nelson Algren
      • John Fante
      • Edmund Morris
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews76

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    • Trivia
      Several contemporary reviewers mentioned that, although the film was set in the 1930s, Capucine seemed to be wearing contemporary (1962) fashions. Director Edward Dmytryk stated that it was because she was the "protégé" (i.e., live-in girlfriend) of producer Charles K. Feldman, who decreed that, despite the film's 1930s setting, she would be dressed in the latest Pierre Cardin designs.
    • Goofs
      The jukebox in Teresina's diner is a Wurlitzer model 1015. The 1015 was a post-war model produced from 1946 through 1947 and would not have been seen in the Depression.
    • Quotes
      • Preacher: Jezebel! That's right, I mean you! Now both of you sinners are hurrying past.
      • Dove Linkhorn: You got no business with us mister.
      • Preacher: Oh, sinners is my business. You and that hip-slinging daughter of Satan. You know there's the smell of sulfur and brimstone about you. The smell of hellfire.
      • Dove Linkhorn: Who ordained preacher?
      • Preacher: I am self-ordained son; I had the call.
      • Dove Linkhorn: You were called by the wrong voice mister.
      • Preacher: Lord strike this sinner down. Send a bolt down to smite and consume the blasphemer now!
      • Dove Linkhorn: He won't hear you. Cause you no friend of God or man - standing there hollering hate to the world. God is love. God is mercy and forgiveness. Try preaching that sometime Mr. Preacher. Teach people to forgive, not to crawl in fear. Teach people to love, not hate. preach the good book - preach the truth.
    • Crazy credits
      The opening and closing credits are shown tracking a black cat as it prowls an urban landscape. The closing credits feature a newspaper reporting the Doll House residents' arrest and conviction.
    • Connections
      Edited into Bass on Titles (1982)
    • Soundtracks
      Walk on the Wild Side
      (uncredited)
      Music by Elmer Bernstein
      Lyrics by Mack David
      Sung by Brook Benton
      [Played as Hallie walks down to the first party shown at the Doll House]

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    FAQ2

    • Hedda Hopper Wrote What About "Wild Side"?
    • World Premiere Took Place When?

    Details

    • Release date
      • March 17, 1962 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Por los barrios bajos
    • Filming locations
      • French Quarter, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA(Several street shots.)
    • Production company
      • Famous Artists Productions
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 54m(114 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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