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  • Holiday for Sinners (1952)
  • Passed
    72 min | Drama
Holiday for Sinners (1952)
Passed
72 min | Drama

Three men, reared together in New Orleans, but whose paths have drifted apart, each face a crisis during the last weekend of Mardi Gras: Dr. Jason Kent must decide between accepting a chance to become famous as a research scientist, which ...See moreThree men, reared together in New Orleans, but whose paths have drifted apart, each face a crisis during the last weekend of Mardi Gras: Dr. Jason Kent must decide between accepting a chance to become famous as a research scientist, which will mean leaving New Orleans and giving up the girl he loves, Susan Corvier, or staying in his father's practice among the poor; Father Victor Carducci is refused permission to open an independent clinic and is thinking of leaving the Church; Punch-drunk prizefighter Joe Piavi is mainly operating in a survival mode and is trying to collect $1500 owed to him by his former manager Mike Hennighan. When he finds out about the debt, brash reporter Danny Farber, not above a double-cross when it means gain for him, needles Hennighan about Joe, and then tells Joe that Henninghan is threatening to send him to an asylum. The paths of Jason, Father Carducci and J! Written by Les Adams See less
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Director
Writers
A.I. Bezzerides (screen play) | Hamilton Basso (novel)
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Release date
Jul 25, 1952 (United States)

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Cast

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69 cast members
Name Known for
Gig Young
Jason Kent Jason Kent   See fewer
Keenan Wynn
Joe Piavi Joe Piavi   See fewer
Janice Rule
Susan Corvier Susan Corvier   See fewer
William Campbell
Danny Farber Danny Farber   See fewer
Richard Anderson
Father Victor Carducci Father Victor Carducci   See fewer
Michael Chekhov
Dr. Konndorff Dr. Konndorff   See fewer
Sandro Giglio
Nick Muto Nick Muto   See fewer
Edith Barrett
Mrs. Corvier Mrs. Corvier   See fewer
Ralph Dumke
Mike Hennighan Mike Hennighan   See fewer
Frank DeKova
The Wiry Man (as Frank de Kova) The Wiry Man (as Frank de Kova)   See fewer
Will Wright
The Man with the Cigar The Man with the Cigar   See fewer
Jack Raine
Dr. Surtees Dr. Surtees   See fewer
Jean Andren
Nurse (uncredited) Nurse (uncredited)   See fewer
Jessie Arnold
Irate Tenant (uncredited) Irate Tenant (uncredited)   See fewer
Walter Bacon
Pool Player (uncredited) Pool Player (uncredited)   See fewer
Bill Baldwin
Doorman at Costume Ball (uncredited) Doorman at Costume Ball (uncredited)   See fewer
Brandon Beach
Poker Game Spectator (uncredited) Poker Game Spectator (uncredited)   See fewer
Eddie Borden
Man in Parade Crowd (uncredited) Man in Parade Crowd (uncredited)   See fewer
John Breen
Celebration Spectator (uncredited) Celebration Spectator (uncredited)   See fewer
Peter Brocco
Father (uncredited) Father (uncredited)   See fewer
Ralph Brooks
Dancing Partner (uncredited) Dancing Partner (uncredited)   See fewer
John Call
News Vendor (uncredited) News Vendor (uncredited)   See fewer
Steve Carruthers
Usher (uncredited) Usher (uncredited)   See fewer
Mae Clarke
Minor Role (uncredited) Minor Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Harry Cody
Usher (uncredited) Usher (uncredited)   See fewer
Tom Coleman
Passerby on Street (uncredited) Passerby on Street (uncredited)   See fewer
Pat Conway
Minor Role (uncredited) Minor Role (uncredited)   See fewer
John Damler
Freddie (uncredited) Freddie (uncredited)   See fewer
Domenick Delgarde
Italian Boy (uncredited) Italian Boy (uncredited)   See fewer
Don Dillaway
Captain O'Brien (uncredited) Captain O'Brien (uncredited)   See fewer
Mike Donovan
Pool Player (uncredited) Pool Player (uncredited)   See fewer
Bill Erwin
Usher (uncredited) Usher (uncredited)   See fewer
George Ford
Dancing Partner (uncredited) Dancing Partner (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack Gargan
Barman (uncredited) Barman (uncredited)   See fewer
Kenneth Gibson
Butler (uncredited) Butler (uncredited)   See fewer
Pat Goldin
Small Man (uncredited) Small Man (uncredited)   See fewer
James Gonzalez
Dancing Partner (uncredited) Dancing Partner (uncredited)   See fewer
Paul Gustine
Wedding Guest (uncredited) Wedding Guest (uncredited)   See fewer
Alan Harris
Escort (uncredited) Escort (uncredited)   See fewer
Donald Kerr
Bystander (uncredited) Bystander (uncredited)   See fewer
Paul Kruger
Policeman (uncredited) Policeman (uncredited)   See fewer
Anne Kunde
Music Show Spectator (uncredited) Music Show Spectator (uncredited)   See fewer
Edward McNally
Windy (uncredited) Windy (uncredited)   See fewer
Walter Merrill
Reporter (uncredited) Reporter (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank Mills
Irate Tenant (uncredited) Irate Tenant (uncredited)   See fewer
Ann Morrison
Minor Role (uncredited) Minor Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Barbara Morrison
Irate Woman in Bar (uncredited) Irate Woman in Bar (uncredited)   See fewer
Jimmy Moss
Boy with Priest (uncredited) Boy with Priest (uncredited)   See fewer
Dorothy Neumann
Rosa Carducci (uncredited) Rosa Carducci (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank Nordstrom
Usher (uncredited) Usher (uncredited)   See fewer
William H. O'Brien
Pool Player (uncredited) Pool Player (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank Pharr
Pool Player (uncredited) Pool Player (uncredited)   See fewer
Sam Pierce
Reporter (uncredited) Reporter (uncredited)   See fewer
Paul Raymond
Reporter (uncredited) Reporter (uncredited)   See fewer
Vernon Rich
Usher at Costume Ball (uncredited) Usher at Costume Ball (uncredited)   See fewer
Tony Roux
Fuerza (uncredited) Fuerza (uncredited)   See fewer
Shimen Ruskin
Man Panhandled by Joe (uncredited) Man Panhandled by Joe (uncredited)   See fewer
William Schallert
Priest (uncredited) Priest (uncredited)   See fewer
Phil Schumacher
Poker Player (uncredited) Poker Player (uncredited)   See fewer
Karen Sharpe
Jill Corvier (uncredited) Jill Corvier (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles Sherlock
Bartender (uncredited) Bartender (uncredited)   See fewer
Merritt Smith
Attendant (uncredited) Attendant (uncredited)   See fewer
Robert R. Stephenson
Policeman (uncredited) Policeman (uncredited)   See fewer
Robert Strong
Usher (uncredited) Usher (uncredited)   See fewer
Brick Sullivan
Bartender (uncredited) Bartender (uncredited)   See fewer
Ann Tyrrell
Minor Role (uncredited) Minor Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Peter Virgo
Counterman (uncredited) Counterman (uncredited)   See fewer
Ian Wolfe
Monsignor Lavaud (uncredited) Monsignor Lavaud (uncredited)   See fewer
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