Watch Gaily, Gaily (1969) Free Online

Release Date: 1969

Cast: George Kennedy, John Randolph, Margot Kidder, Charles Tyner, Melina Mercouri, Brian Keith, Roy Poole, Hume Cronyn, Beau Bridges

Categories: Movies, Film adaptation, Period piece, Docudrama, Comedy, Musical, Biopic [feature], Slapstick

Gaily, Gaily (released in the United Kingdom as Chicago, Chicago) is a 1969 comedy film directed by Norman Jewison. It is based on the autobiographical novel by Ben Hecht and stars Beau Bridges, Melina Mercouri, Brian Keith, and George Kennedy. Set in 1910, the film's main character is Ben Harvey (patterned after Ben Hecht): serious about seeing the world, he leaves his home for Chicago, where he meets a woman named Lil, who in reality is the Madam of the bordello Ben mistakes for a boarding house. He also is friends with Adeline, one of the prostitutes. While he tries to find work, Ben... MORE

Gaily, Gaily (released in the United Kingdom as Chicago, Chicago) is a 1969 comedy film directed by Norman Jewison. It is based on the autobiographical novel by Ben Hecht and stars Beau Bridges, Melina Mercouri, Brian Keith, and George Kennedy. Set in 1910, the film's main character is Ben Harvey (patterned after Ben Hecht): serious about seeing the world, he leaves his home for Chicago, where he meets a woman named Lil, who in reality is the Madam of the bordello Ben mistakes for a boarding house. He also is friends with Adeline, one of the prostitutes. While he tries to find work, Ben encounters other people, including a man named Sullivan, who is involved in shady doings in city government. Suspecting corruption, Harvey and a hard drinking reporter decide to investigate. The film was nominated for three Academy Awards: LESS