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Cast. Background. See also. References. External links. Mister Cory is a 1957 American CinemaScope film noir directed by Blake Edwards and starring Tony Curtis, Martha Hyer, Charles Bickford and Kathryn Grant . Plot. Cory, a poor Chicago kid with a penchant for gambling, gets a job at a posh Wisconsin resort as a busboy.
Mister Cory: Directed by Blake Edwards. With Tony Curtis, Martha Hyer, Charles Bickford, Kathryn Grant. A street-smart young man from the Chicago slums dreams of cajoling with the rich and powerful, no matter the cost.
Brief Synopsis. Cory, an ambitious Chicago slum kid with a knack for gambling, gets a busboy job at a posh Wisconsin resort...where his real purpose is to gamble with the staff and guests and romance rich young ladies. Setbacks follow, but Cory eventually rises to a high position in the world of professional gambling.
Overview. Reviews. TV Listings. Cast & Crew. Mister Cory. 1957. 1 hr 32 mins. Drama. NR. Watchlist. Breezy story of a poor kid (Tony Curtis) who rises to power in the gambling world. Directed...
As played by Tony Curtis, Mister Cory - we never learn his Christian name - is charming and amusing, and the audience never dislikes him. Mister Cory leaves his Chicago slum home and starts work as a busboy in a lake-side holiday resort for the very rich. Quickly he makes extra money by various games of chance.
Mister Cory is a 1957 film by Blake Edwards starring Tony Curtis as a con artist who almost reforms. The film was atypical of Hollywood fare of its day, but found favor with avant garde critics, including Jean-Luc Godard who praised the film and considered it an influence on his own early work as a filmmaker.
An opportunistic young man from the slums gambles his way to wealth, power and high society.
