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Cafe Society (1997)
New York 1952. Mickey Jelke inherits a big sum of money and spends his nights in Manhattan, painting the city red. Night after night, he can be found in one Broadway bar or the other, in the company of disreputable persons like pimps and prostitutes. One day,a shady cop, aided by Mickey's own girlfriend, Patricia, decides to accuse him of running a prostitution network. A scandal breaks out.
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New York 1952. Mickey Jelke inherits a big sum of money and spends his nights in Manhattan, painting the city red. Night after night, he can be found in one Broadway bar or the other, in the company of disreputable persons like pimps and prostitutes. One day,a shady cop, aided by Mickey's own girlfriend, Patricia, decides to accuse him of running a prostitution network. A scandal breaks out.
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Genre:Crime, Mystery, Drama
Written By:Raymond De Felitta
In Theaters:7/18/1997
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Runtime:107 minutes
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Cast
Raymond De Felitta
Director
Frank Whaley
Mickey Jelke
Peter Gallagher
Jack Kale
Lara Flynn Boyle
Pat Ward
John Spencer
Ray Davioni
Anna Thomson
Erica Steele
Christopher Murney
Frank Frustinsky
Paul Guilfoyle
Anthony Liebler
Richard B. Shull
Samuel Segal
David Patrick Kelly
J. Roland Sala
Cynthia Watros
Dianne Harris
Alan Manson
Judge Valente
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