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The Rat Race

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1hr 45min
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1960
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Synopsis: A somewhat uneven but still entertaining comedy-drama, The Rat Race, by director Robert Mulligan, co-stars Tony Curtis and Debbie Reynolds as Peter Hammond, Jr. and Peggy Brown, two performers who meet in New York and are thrown together by their mutual poverty. Peter arrives on a bus from the Midwest with his sax in hand and high hopes for a career. He gets a one-room walk-up and then meets Peggy, a dancer down on her luck who needs a place to stay. Ever the gentleman, Peter offers her space in ... Full Synopsis
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The Rat Race is an uneven and not totally satisfying film, but it's also enough "off the beaten path" to be of interest. Manhattan has been the idealized setting of many a film, but Rat is one of the earlier examples of a subgenre in which "the City" is indifferent at best and downright evil at worst, and that gives Rat a tang and a flavor that many will find surprising. It's also refreshing to see ... Full Review
Featured Cast
Peter Hammond, Jr.
Peggy Brown
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