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Paradise Alley
The Carboni Boys. They haul ice, lay out stiffs and dance with monkeys.
Genres
ActionDrama
Overview
Three Italian-American brothers, living in the slums of 1940's New York City, try to help each other with one's wrestling career using one brother's promotional skills and another brother's con-artist tactics to thwart a sleazy manager.
Details
Budget
$6000000
Revenue
$7185518
Runtime
107 min
Release Date
1978-09-22
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
145
Vote Average
5.8
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Sylvester Stallone
Cosmo Carboni
Lee Canalito
Victor Carboni
Armand Assante
Lenny Carboni
Frank McRae
Big Glory
Anne Archer
Annie
Kevin Conway
Stitch
Terry Funk
Frankie the Thumper
Joyce Ingalls
Bunchie
Joe Spinell
Burp
Aimée Eccles
Susan Chow
Tom Waits
Mumbles
Chick Casey
Doorman
James J. Casino
Paradise Bartender
Fredi O. Gordon
Paradise Alley Hooker
Lydia Goya
Bar Room Hooker #1
Michael Jeffers
Paradise Alley Bum
Max Leavitt
Mr. Gaimbelli
Paul Mace
Rat
Polli Magaro
Fat Lady
Pamela Des Barres
Vonny
John Monks Jr.
Mickey the Bartender
Leo Nanas
Store Owner
Frank Pesce
Skinny the Hand
Stuart K. Robinson
Towel Boy
Ray Sharkey
Legs
Maria Smith
Dance Hall Girl
Patricia Spann
Bar Room Hooker #2
Frank Stallone Jr.
Singer
Jeff Wald
Sticky
John Ayers
Wrestler
Rolland Bastien
Wrestler
Ted DiBiase Sr.
Wrestler
Vincent Albert DiStefano
Wrestler
Dory Funk Jr.
Wrestler
Don Leo Jonathan
Wrestler
Charles Donald Kernodle Jr.
Wrestler
Gene Kiniski
Wrestler
Larry Lane
Wrestler
Randy Morse
Wrestler
Dick Murdoch
Wrestler
Reg Parks
Wrestler
Alex Perez
Wrestler
Rock Riddle
Wrestler
Bob Roop
Wrestler
Douglas Ryan
Wrestler
Don Slatton
Wrestler
Ervin Smith
Wrestler
Dennis Stamp
Wrestler
Thomas Gilbert
Wrestler
Ray Stevens
Wrestler
Tonga Fifita
Wrestler
Jay S. York
Wrestler
John Zenda
Wrestler
Ralph Gambina
Barfly (uncredited)
Raven Grey Eagle
Barfly (uncredited)
Chester Hayes
Barfly (uncredited)
Jeff McCracken
Sailor (uncredited)
Ray Pourchot
Barfly (uncredited)
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