Tony Curtis plays a saxophone player again (as in 'Some Like It Hot') in this adaptation by Gason Kanin of his own play which follows the same raw narrative arc as Chabrol's 'Les Cousins' and Visconti's 'Rocco and His Brothers' of the culture shock experienced by a kid from the sticks arriving in the big city, to be taken advantage of by the slickers.
With location work in New York and an unusual cast recruited locally (including musician Gerry Mulligan), the jazz milieu is also complemented by an appropriately surging score by Elmer Bernstein.
With location work in New York and an unusual cast recruited locally (including musician Gerry Mulligan), the jazz milieu is also complemented by an appropriately surging score by Elmer Bernstein.