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* RealitySubtext: Creator/PeterLawford's cameo here as a washed-up actor reduced to working as a restaurant host is sadly indicative of Lawford's real life situation at the time. After a falling out with Music/FrankSinatra got him "banished" from the Creator/RatPack, Lawford found on-screen work of any kind hard to come by, and he spent most of the last two decades of his life appearing in low-budget films and guest spots on TV series.

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* RealitySubtext: Creator/PeterLawford's cameo here as Steve Marks, a washed-up actor reduced to working as a restaurant host is sadly indicative of Lawford's real life situation at the time. After a falling out with Music/FrankSinatra got him "banished" from the Creator/RatPack, Lawford found on-screen work of any kind hard to come by, and he spent most of the last two decades of his life appearing in low-budget films and guest spots on TV series.

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* CreatorBacklash: Creator/HarlanEllison made it '''very''' clear that he is not a fan of the film, which was his only feature screenwriting credit.

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Creator/HarlanEllison made it '''very''' clear that he is not a fan of the film, which was his only feature screenwriting credit.credit.
** Tony Bennett (Hymie Kelly) reportedly hated it so much that it is the reason he opted never to do another movie where he wasn't [[AsHimself playing himself]].



* OldShame:
** This is Creator/HarlanEllison's only big-screen writing credit. He never talked about it.
** Also an OldShame for Tony Bennett -- this was his only movie acting role.

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