

The Strip
1951-08-31 · 85 min · ★ 5.9
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.
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- Directors
- László Kardos
- Production companies
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Mickey RooneyStanley Maxton
Sally ForrestJane Tafford
William DemarestFluff
James CraigDelwyn 'Sonny' Johnson
Kay BrownEdna
Louis ArmstrongHimself
Myrna DellPaulette Ardrey
Vic DamoneHimself
Tommy RettigArtie Ardrey
Tom PowersLt. Detective Bonnabel
Jonathan CottBehr
Jacqueline FontaineFrieda
Monica LewisHerself
Earl HinesHimself
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