The Cincinnati Kid

film by Jewison [1965]

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Calloway

  • Cab Calloway
    In Cab Calloway

    Sensations of 1945 (1944), and The Cincinnati Kid (1965). George Gershwin had conceived the role of “Sportin’ Life” in his 1935 jazz opera Porgy and Bess for Calloway; the entertainer finally got his chance at the part during a heralded world tour of the show in 1952–54. In the 1960s,…

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discussed in biography

  • Filming of In the Heat of the Night
    In Norman Jewison

    …assumed control of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer’s (MGM’s) The Cincinnati Kid (1965), a poker film starring Steve McQueen.

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Peckinpah

  • Peckinpah, Sam
    In Sam Peckinpah: First films

    His troubles continued on The Cincinnati Kid (1965), a gambling movie starring Steve McQueen. Peckinpah was fired from the production and replaced by Norman Jewison.

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