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ComedyMusicRomanceDrama

Sweet Charity

- Love is what it's all about!

Taxi dancer Charity continues to have faith in the human race despite apparently endless disappointments at its hands, and hope that she will finally meet the nice young man to romance her away from her sleazy life. Maybe, just maybe, handsome Oscar will be the one to do it.

Release Date : 1969-02-25

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Universal Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Shirley MacLaine

Character Name : Charity

Original Name : Shirley MacLaine

Gender : Female

John McMartin

Character Name : Oscar

Original Name : John McMartin

Gender : Male

Chita Rivera

Character Name : Nickie

Original Name : Chita Rivera

Gender : Female

Paula Kelly

Character Name : Helene

Original Name : Paula Kelly

Gender : Female

Ricardo Montalban

Character Name : Vittorio

Original Name : Ricardo Montalban

Gender : Male

Sammy Davis Jr.

Character Name : Big Daddy

Original Name : Sammy Davis Jr.

Gender : Male

Stubby Kaye

Character Name : Herman

Original Name : Stubby Kaye

Gender : Male

Barbara Bouchet

Character Name : Ursula

Original Name : Barbara Bouchet

Gender : Female

Suzanne Charny

Character Name : Dancer

Original Name : Suzanne Charny

Gender : Female

Alan Hewitt

Character Name : Nicholsby

Original Name : Alan Hewitt

Gender : Male

Dante DiPaolo

Character Name : Charlie

Original Name : Dante DiPaolo

Gender : Male

Bud Vest

Character Name : Dancer

Original Name : Bud Vest

Gender : Male

Ben Vereen

Character Name : Dancer

Original Name : Ben Vereen

Gender : Male

Lee Roy Reams

Character Name : Dancer

Original Name : Lee Roy Reams

Gender : Male

Al Lanti

Character Name : Dancer

Original Name : Al Lanti

Gender : Male

John Wheeler

Character Name : Dancer

Original Name : John Wheeler

Gender : Male

Leon Bing

Character Name : Model

Original Name : Leon Bing

Gender : Male

Leon Alton

Character Name : Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Leon Alton

Gender : Male

Toni Basil

Character Name : Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Toni Basil

Gender : Female

Larry Billman

Character Name : Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Larry Billman

Gender : Male

Herman Boden

Character Name : Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Herman Boden

Gender : Male

Donald Bradburn

Character Name : Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Donald Bradburn

Gender : Male

Chelsea Brown

Character Name : Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Chelsea Brown

Gender : Female

Ray Chabeau

Character Name : Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Ray Chabeau

Gender : Male

Cheryl Christiansen

Character Name : Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Cheryl Christiansen

Gender : Male

Linda Clifford

Character Name : Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Linda Clifford

Gender : Male

Bryan Da Silva

Character Name : Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Bryan Da Silva

Gender : Male

Marguerite DeLain

Character Name : Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Marguerite DeLain

Gender : Female

Kathryn Doby

Character Name : Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Kathryn Doby

Gender : Female

Jimmy Fields

Character Name : Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Jimmy Fields

Gender : Male

Lynn Fields

Character Name : Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Lynn Fields

Gender : Male

Ellen Halpin

Character Name : Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Ellen Halpin

Gender : Male

Carlton Johnson

Character Name : Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Carlton Johnson

Gender : Male

Kirk Kirksey

Character Name : Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Kirk Kirksey

Gender : Male

Richard Korthaze

Character Name : Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Richard Korthaze

Gender : Male

Lance LeGault

Character Name : Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Lance LeGault

Gender : Male

Trish Mahoney

Character Name : Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Trish Mahoney

Gender : Female

Ted Monson

Character Name : Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Ted Monson

Gender : Male

April Nevins

Character Name : Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : April Nevins

Gender : Male

Walter Painter

Character Name : Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Walter Painter

Gender : Male

Louise Quick

Character Name : Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Louise Quick

Gender : Male

Frank Radcliffe

Character Name : Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Frank Radcliffe

Gender : Male

Sandy Rovetta

Character Name : Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Sandy Rovetta

Gender : Male

Charlene Ryan

Character Name : Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Charlene Ryan

Gender : Male

Dom Salinaro

Character Name : Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Dom Salinaro

Gender : Male

Georgina Spelvin

Character Name : Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Georgina Spelvin

Gender : Female

Patrick Spohn

Character Name : Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Patrick Spohn

Gender : Male

Jerry Trent

Character Name : Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Jerry Trent

Gender : Male

Tifni Twitchell

Character Name : Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Tifni Twitchell

Gender : Male

Renata Vaselle

Character Name : Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Renata Vaselle

Gender : Male

Lorene Yarnell Jansson

Character Name : Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Lorene Yarnell Jansson

Gender : Female

Adele Yoshioka

Character Name : Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Adele Yoshioka

Gender : Female

Richard Angarola

Character Name : Maitre d' (uncredited)

Original Name : Richard Angarola

Gender : Male

Henry Beckman

Character Name : Policeman (uncredited)

Original Name : Henry Beckman

Gender : Male

Jack Berle

Character Name : Onlooker at Park (uncredited)

Original Name : Jack Berle

Gender : Male

Charles Brewer

Character Name : Young Man on Bridge (uncredited)

Original Name : Charles Brewer

Gender : Male

Lonnie Burr

Character Name : Willie (uncredited)

Original Name : Lonnie Burr

Gender : Male

Jeff Burton

Character Name : Policeman (uncredited)

Original Name : Jeff Burton

Gender : Male

Ceil Cabot

Character Name : Married Woman (uncredited)

Original Name : Ceil Cabot

Gender : Female

Dee Carroll

Character Name : Woman on Tandem (uncredited)

Original Name : Dee Carroll

Gender : Female

Noble 'Kid' Chissell

Character Name : Onlooker at Park (uncredited)

Original Name : Noble 'Kid' Chissell

Gender : Male

Kathleen Cody

Character Name : Flower Girl (uncredited)

Original Name : Kathleen Cody

Gender : Female

Bud Cort

Character Name : Flower Child (uncredited)

Original Name : Bud Cort

Gender : Male

John Craig

Character Name : Patron at Dance Hall (uncredited)

Original Name : John Craig

Gender : Male

Alfred Dennis

Character Name : Waiter at 'Chile Hacienda' (uncredited)

Original Name : Alfred Dennis

Gender : Male

George DeNormand

Character Name : Onlooker at Park (uncredited)

Original Name : George DeNormand

Gender : Male

John Frayer

Character Name : Patron at Dance Hall (uncredited)

Original Name : John Frayer

Gender : Male

Dave Gold

Character Name : Panhandler (uncredited)

Original Name : Dave Gold

Gender : Male

Chuck Harrod

Character Name : Singer (uncredited)

Original Name : Chuck Harrod

Gender : Male

Sharon Harvey

Character Name : Young Woman on Bridge (uncredited)

Original Name : Sharon Harvey

Gender : Male

Tom Hatten

Character Name : Man in Tandem (uncredited)

Original Name : Tom Hatten

Gender : Male

Francine Henderson

Character Name : Onlooker at Park (uncredited)

Original Name : Francine Henderson

Gender : Male

Buddy Joe Hooker

Character Name : Baseball Player (uncredited)

Original Name : Buddy Joe Hooker

Gender : Male

Nolan Leary

Character Name : Manfred (uncredited)

Original Name : Nolan Leary

Gender : Male

Diki Lerner

Character Name : Man with Dog on Bridge (uncredited)

Original Name : Diki Lerner

Gender : Male

Buddy Lewis

Character Name : Appliance Salesman (uncredited)

Original Name : Buddy Lewis

Gender : Male

Marco López

Character Name : Man in Park (uncredited)

Original Name : Marco López

Gender : Male

Judith Lowry

Character Name : Old Lady on Park Bench (uncredited)

Original Name : Judith Lowry

Gender : Female

Jerry Mann

Character Name : Singer (uncredited)

Original Name : Jerry Mann

Gender : Male

Joseph Mell

Character Name : Man on Bridge (uncredited)

Original Name : Joseph Mell

Gender : Male

Jackie Mitchell

Character Name : Model (uncredited)

Original Name : Jackie Mitchell

Gender : Male

Alma Platt

Character Name : Lady with Hat on Bridge (uncredited)

Original Name : Alma Platt

Gender : Female

Maudie Prickett

Character Name : Nurse on Bridge (uncredited)

Original Name : Maudie Prickett

Gender : Female

Leoda Richards

Character Name : Onlooker at Park (uncredited)

Original Name : Leoda Richards

Gender : Female

Carroll Roebke

Character Name : Model (uncredited)

Original Name : Carroll Roebke

Gender : Male

Reviews

C

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-04-21

"Charity" (Shirley MacLaine), "Nickie" (Chita Rivera) and "Helene" (Paula Kelly) are call-girls working in a grotty dance hall. "Charity" is an honest, maybe too honest, gal, but after years going round in circles she needs a decent man in her life. That might just happen when she meets "Oscar" (John McMartin) but he doesn't know what she really does to make a living. It isn't quite in a bank. Should she tell him and risk him walking away? The story itself here is no great shakes, but the performances are really entertaining. MacLaine, Ricardo Montalban as the legendary actor "Vittorio" and the rhythmic Sammy Davis Jr. as "Big Daddy" all contribute to a tight ensemble delivering some of the best from musical theatre to the big screen. "Big Spender"; "If My Friends Could See Me Now"; "...Something Better Than This"; "The Rhythm of Life" - all cleverly written and scored by Cy Coleman and Dorothy Fields and sung by the folks we are watching. Now the production isn't the best. The editing is really quite bitty and director Bob Fosse still can't quite remember that cinema can flow in a continuous fashion that theatre cannot. It's not Neil Simon's best script adaptation either, indeed "Nights of Cabiria" might blush at the rather staccato nature of this tribute. It looks great and there's quite some chemistry between MacLaine and the suave and debonaire Montalban and by mid-way through, you just want poor old "Charity" to find her happiness. It's hard to see how it could be better and is well worth watch if you want to see charisma on screen in spades.