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The movie of a 19-year-old who went to town-- who went to TOWN!
After runaway Ben Young is robbed and left on his own, he is taken in by Lil, the head of a Chicago brothel. Acting as a surrogate mother for Ben, who thinks she runs a boardinghouse, Lil gets him a job with Francis Sullivan at the local newspaper. As Ben is exposed to the workings of the big city, he realizes the extent of government corruption and sets out on the daunting task of reforming Chicago politics, finding several allies along the way.Read moreLess
After runaway Ben Young is robbed and left on his own, he is taken in by Lil, the head of a Chicago brothel. Acting as a surrogate mother for Ben, who thinks she runs a boardinghouse, Lil gets him a job with Francis Sullivan at the local newspaper. As Ben is exposed to the workings of the big city, he realizes the extent of government corruption and sets out on the daunting task of reforming Chicago politics, finding several allies along the way.
The story
After runaway Ben Young is robbed and left on his own, he is taken in by Lil, the head of a Chicago brothel. Acting as a surrogate mother for Ben, who thinks she runs a boardinghouse, Lil gets him a job with Francis Sullivan at the local newspaper. As Ben is exposed to the workings of the big city, he realizes the extent of government corruption and sets out on the daunting task of reforming Chicago politics, finding several allies along the way.
Cast & crew
Beau BridgesBen Harvey
Melina Mercouri
Brian KeithFrancis Sullivan
George KennedyAxel P. Johanson
Hume CronynTim Grogan
Margot KidderAdeline
Roy PooleDunne
Wilfrid Hyde-WhiteThe Governor
Melodie JohnsonLilah Letterby
John RandolphFather
Charles TynerDr. Lazarus
Joan HuntingtonKittyExplore the crew
- Screenplay
- Abram S. Ginnes
- Director
- Norman Jewison
- Original Music Composer
- Henry Mancini
- Editor
- Byron 'Buzz' Brandt
- Director of Photography
- Richard H. Kline
- Editor
- Ralph E. Winters
- Producer
- Norman Jewison