Despite checkered early years, George Raft ascended to the height of movie stardom during the Golden Age of Hollywood and was delighted to set his imprint in the forecourt of Grauman’s Chinese Theatre on March 25, 1940. He was the 44th of 200 Hollywood celebrities to be so honored following the ceremony’s inception in 1927.
Broadway (1942) was released on March 23, 1942 and starred George Raft, Pat O’Brien, Broderick Crawford and Janet Blair. George played himself in this drama about crime, speakeasies, bootleggers and nightclub dancers, a backdrop with which George was very familiar. At a time when the public was suffering through a war, this entertaining film provided escape …
This between takes photo of Jack Lemmon and George Raft was shot during the filming of the iconic comedy, “Some Like It Hot”, released 63 years ago on March 19, 1959. It starred Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, and Jack Lemmon with co-stars George Raft, Pat O’Brien, and Joe E. Lewis. It was an instant hit …
Dancers in the Dark was released on March 11, 1932. The pre-code drama starred Miriam Hopkins as a taxi dancer and Jack Oakie as a band leader, but this lobby card featured George Raft who played a gangster and patron of the dance hall. Though very early in his career and with little thespian background, George …