Gaily, Gaily
- Released on
- Runtime
- 107 mins
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.
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
- Beau Bridges
- Melina Mercouri
- Brian Keith
- George Kennedy
- Hume Cronyn
- Margot Kidder
- Roy Poole
- Wilfrid Hyde-White
- Melodie Johnson
- John Randolph
- Charles Tyner
- Joan Huntington
- Merie Earle
- Claudia Bryar
- Eric Shea
- Roy Barcroft
- James V. Christy
- J.S. Johnson
- Harry Holcombe
- Tom Peters
- Harvey Jason
- Maggie Olesen
- Les Podewell
- Martin Harvey Friedberg
- Nikita Knatz
- Lynnea Larson
- Adele Yoshioka
- Jackie Boncy
- Jade Manhattan
- Lisa Todd
- Carole Lamond
- Mardie March
Director
- Norman Jewison
Producers
- Norman Jewison
Screenwriter
- Abram S. Ginnes
