The Strip

The Strip (1951)

M-G-M's musical melodrama of the Dancer and the Drummer!

Drummer Stanley Maxton moves to Los Angeles with dreams of opening his own jazz club, but falls in with a gangster and a nightclub dancer and ends up accused of her murder.

Date of release
1951-08-31
TMDB
5.9 / 10 (16)
Runtime
1h 25m
Genres
Crime, Drama, Music
Director
László Kardos

Casting

Interesting facts

The Strip is a 1951 American crime film noir starring Mickey Rooney and Sally Forrest, with William Demarest, James Craig, and Kay Brown in supporting roles. Directed by László Kardos, the picture was shot largely on location in and around the Sunset Strip, including performances at the popular nightclubs Mocambo and Ciro's and scenes at the restaurants Little Hungary and Stripps.

Production

The film is set against the backdrop of Hollywood's Sunset Strip, with Louis Armstrong, Earl Hines, Barney Bigard, and Jack Teagarden appearing as themselves and playing in the film. Pete Rugolo, who is credited with Leo Arnaud with the film's orchestrations, was a well-known jazz arranger.

Much of the picture was shot on location in and around the Sunset Strip. Interiors were shot at the popular nightclubs Mocambo and Ciro's and at the restaurants Little Hungary and Stripps.

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