Stand by · pulling the latest frames
Stand by · pulling the latest frames

Down-and-out lounge singer Johnny Slade is hired by a mystery man to open a hot new club, the catch being he's given a new--and terrible--song to sing each night. Noticing that whenever he sings one a new crime is committed, Johnny gradually realizes his songwriter-benefactor is a powerful mob boss in hiding and his "Greatest Hits" are the only way the man can give orders to his crew...
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“A little talent... can be a dangerous thing”
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Frank Santorelli
Lou Genova