He Laughed Last (1956) DVD-R

Starring Frankie Laine, Lucy Marlow, Anthony Dexter, Richard Long, Alan
Reed
Directed by Blake Edwards

Print: color
Runtime: 77 min.
Genre: comedy
Print Quality: B

In this amiable imitation Guys and Dolls, Alan Reed plays a big-time 1920s
gangster who is rubbed out by his enemies. In his will, Reed bequeaths
his nightclub to chorus girl Lucy Marlow—which doesn't sit too well with
Lucy's policeman boyfriend (Richard Long). Frankie Laine plays the tough-
but-lovable nightclub manager who first squabbles with Marlow, then falls
in love with her. To let us know that the story is all in fun and we shouldn't
worry about the ultimate fate of hero and heroine, the film is related in
flashback, narrated by Laine. He Laughed Last is directed by Blake
Edwards in the buoyant spirit of Edwards' earlier musical-comedy
collaborations with director Richard Quine.