A House Is Not a Home (film)
A House Is Not a Home | |
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Embassy Pictures Corporation | |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
A House Is Not a Home is a 1964 drama film loosely based on the 1953 autobiography by madam Polly Adler. The film stars Shelley Winters, Robert Taylor, Cesar Romero, and Kaye Ballard. Raquel Welch made her film debut in a small role as a call girl. The song written for the film by Burt Bacharach and Hal David has become a standard.
Plot
Polly Adler is a poor Polish immigrant who works in a sweatshop. She loses her job after she is sexually assaulted by her boss, for which her housemates blame her. She then is forced to move out.
Her next apartment is in a building owned by Frank Costigan, a gangster. Frank approves of Polly's attractive girlfriends and pays her to have the ladies go out socially with his friends.
One thing leads to another, and soon Polly is the madam of a
Costigan becomes the top enforcer for mob boss
Cast
Actor | Role |
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Shelley Winters | Polly Adler |
Robert Taylor | Frank Costigan |
Cesar Romero | Lucky Luciano |
Ralph Taeger | Casey Booth |
Kaye Ballard | Sidonia |
Broderick Crawford | Harrigan |
Mickey Shaughnessy | Police Sgt. Riordan |
Jesse White | Rafferty |
Lisa Seagram | Madge |
Meri Welles | Lorraine |
Connie Gilchrist | Hattie Miller |
Constance Dane | Laura |
Allyson Ames | Gwen |
Lewis Charles | Angelo |
Steve Peck | Vince |
Roger C. Carmel | Dixie Keeler |
J. Pat O'Malley | Muldoon |
Sandra Grant | Call Girl |
Raquel Welch | Call Girl |
Francine Pyne | Red-Call Girl |
Edy Williams | Call Girl |
Charles Fredericks | Bert |
Danica d'Hondt | Vicki |
Award nominations
Edith Head was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Black-and-White.
References
External links
- A House Is Not a Home at IMDb
- A House Is Not a Home at AllMovie