Gaily, Gaily

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.

Directed by Norman Jewison

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Cast

Beau Bridges

Ben Harvey

Melina Mercouri

Lil

Brian Keith

Francis Sullivan

George Kennedy

Axel P. Johanson

Hume Cronyn

Tim Grogan

Margot Kidder

Adeline

Roy Poole

Dunne

Wilfrid Hyde-White

The Governor

Melodie Johnson

Lilah Letterby

John Randolph

Father

Charles Tyner

Dr. Lazarus

Joan Huntington

Kitty

Merie Earle

Granny

Claudia Bryar

Mother

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