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Raised in an affluent househould, Jennie finds herself fervently unhappy as an impoverished housewife and convinces Joe to leave his father's small-town practice for a cosmopolitan job among the Chicago elite. Life is more exciting in the city – the pace is more “allegro” – and Jennie’s eye wanders.
Allegro chronicles the life of an Everyman – Joseph Taylor, Jr. – from his birth through his childhood, college years, marriage, medical career, and move to the “big city.” In middle age, Joe suddenly faces a moment of crisis; he questions his life decisions and decides to return to the place of his birth.
Johnny Allegro: Directed by Ted Tetzlaff. With George Raft, Nina Foch, George Macready, Will Geer. Treasury Department officials recruit a florist (Raft) to lead them to a wanted criminal (Macready); but once he gets too close, he finds he's the hunted.
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- Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
- Ted Tetzlaff
- 1949-05-26
Johnny Allegro is a 1949 American film noir directed by Ted Tetzlaff and starring George Raft. An ex-gangster (Raft), temporarily working as a federal agent, runs afoul of a counterfeiting crime lord (Macready) who enjoys hunting. [ 1 ]
Aug 22, 2022 · In this comprehensive essay, reprinted from the liner notes for the 2009 studio cast recording of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Allegro (US/UK), theatre historian Bert Fink recounts the birth of the landmark “concept musical,” an experimental Rodgers & Hammerstein work that broke new ground on Broadway.
May 9, 2007 · The tight-lipped protagonist of Christoffer Boe’s film “Allegro” is a familiar type found in Scandinavian movies: an Olympian talent — in this case a concert pianist named Zetterstrom ...
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Treasury Department officials recruit a florist (Raft) to lead them to a wanted criminal (Macready); but once he gets too close, he finds he’s the hunted. Cast.
