The Night They Raided Minsky's
Sometimes being a nice girl is too much to bare
Rachel arrives in New York from her Amish community intent on becoming a dancer. Unfortunately Billy Minsky's Burlesque is hardly the place for her Dances From The Bible. But the show's comedian Raymond sees a way of wrong-footing the local do-gooders by announcing the new Paris sensation "Mme Fifi" and putting on Rachel's performance as the place is raided. All too complicated, the more so since her father is scouring the town for her and both Raymond and his straight-man Chick are falling for Rachel.
Directed by William Friedkin · Written by Norman Lear
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Cast
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Jason Robards Raymond Paine -
Britt Ekland Rachel Schpitendavel -
Norman Wisdom Chick Williams -
Forrest Tucker Trim Houlihan -
Harry Andrews Jacob Schpitendavel -
Joseph Wiseman Louis Minsky -
Denholm Elliott Vance Fowler -
Elliott Gould Billy Minsky -
Jack Burns Candy Butcher -
Bert Lahr Professor Spats -
Eddie Lawrence Scratch -
Gloria LeRoy Mae Harris
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