Gaily, Gaily (1969)
Directed by Norman Jewison · 107 min · Comedy
10.6 TOPICAL score · #5,528 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
Gaily, Gaily (1969, directed by Norman Jewison) has a TOPICAL score of 10.6 - ranked 5,528 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and critics, and lowest on historical impact. It won 0 awards from 3 nominations. Critics: 50% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.8/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 4.3/10 (9 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 9 languages.
Why this score
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- Critics50% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.8/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 4.3/10 (9 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 3 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 9 languages
- Still read1,264 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Beau Bridges (actor #1,550), Melina Mercouri (actor #1,117), Brian Keith (actor #1,782), George Kennedy (actor #474)