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The Wild Party is a 1956 American crime film directed by Harry Horner and written by John McPartland. The film stars Anthony Quinn, Carol Ohmart, Arthur Franz, Jay Robinson, Kathryn Grant, Nehemiah Persoff, and Paul Stewart. The film was released on December 21, 1956 by United Artists.
| The Wild Party | |
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| Directed by | Harry Horner |
| Produced by | Sidney Harmon Philip Yordan |
| Screenplay by | John McPartland |
| Story by | John McPartland |
| Starring | Anthony Quinn Carol Ohmart Arthur Franz Jay Robinson Kathryn Grant Nehemiah Persoff Paul Stewart |
| Music by | Buddy Bregman |
| Cinematography | Sam Leavitt |
| Edited by | Richard C. Meyer |
Production company | Security Pictures |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Screenplay
A former football player, "Big Tom" Kupfen, despondent over his glory days being behind him, drinks and uses drugs with a coterie of sycophants that include a piano player called Kicks Johnson, a drifter named Gage Freeposter and a naive young woman known only as "Honey".
On a whim, the group decides to go after a wealthy socialite, Erica London, and rob her home. They end up taking Erica and her fiancée, naval officer Arthur Mitchell, captive at an amusement park, with dire consequences for all.
- Anthony Quinn as Tom Kupfen
- Carol Ohmart as Erica London
- Arthur Franz as Lt. Arthur Mitchell
- Jay Robinson as Gage Freeposter
- Kathryn Grant as Honey
- Nehemiah Persoff as Kicks Johnson
- Paul Stewart as Ben Davis
- Nestor Paiva as Branson
- Maureen Stephenson as Ellen
- Michael Ross as Bouncer
- James Bronte as Bartender
- William Phipps as Wino
- Barbara Nichols as Sandy
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