An Invitation

Welcome to Lonely Street, a place where no one expects to be found. Along its path you will find low places, exclusive places, and a little farther out of the city, dead-end places. You’ve been to many of them already as a guest, a silent observer following a broken hero, a desperate chanteuse, a dirty, double-crossing partner, a crooked cop, an enemy with a grudge. This is Lonely Street and along its endless stretch are some of film noir’s most notorious and iconic pubs, clubs, and dives. Join me on the Lonely Street Bar Noir Pub Crawl.

Sunday, April 2, 2023

BULLETS OR BALLOTS

This week the Lonely Street Bar Noir Pub Crawl travels back to 1936 and visits the fun places of BULLETS OR BALLOTS, a post-Prohibition era film on the rise of corruption, racketeering, and murder.  It's a short trip, but a fun one.

The crawl begins at the upscale Lee Morgan's. Entertainment awaits the well-to-do partygencia. Club owner Lee Morgan meets each night with her talented performers to go over the show and fire them up.

The owner takes a personal interest in the floor show

Morgan also mingles with the local police detectives that don't care for ex-cons crashing the party.

The uninvited should steer clear

Modest decor, four-top tables are readily available. A well-stocked bar awaits the customers. Sometimes it even stays open after hours.

A table for two will do

The bar never closes at Lee Morgan's Cocktails and Dining

Speaking of after-hours places, sometimes it's a gas to move the party to somewhere private, like the den of the local bank president. Black tie preferred, but if you know someone, you'll be welcome.

If you get invited here...let someone know


Need a place to catch up on old times? Sometimes the out of the way watering hole is the right kind of place to meet.

Going off the beaten path

Getting the munchies? The go-to place is Jerry's Place. Italian and American meals fill the menu. Simple, quiet decor. Tables for four or more. A well-stocked wine bar offers a variety of Italian vintages. 



Or maybe all you need is a cup of joe with your guy or gal. Look no further than the hotel coffee shop. 

Hotel coffee shop to end the night

If you're looking for something else to do while everyone else is crawling, there's plenty of options.

See a movie

Take in a fight

Play a little pinball


AND NOW THE STORY:

After a crusading, anti-vice newspaper editor is gunned down, a detective goes undercover to infiltrate the mob.

William Keighly directs the script penned by Seton I.  Miller and Martin  Mooney. BULLETS OR BALLOTS stars Barton MacLane, Joan Blondell, Edward G. Robinson, and Humphrey Bogart. It also features strong performances by Frank McHugh and Louise Beavers.

All in all, 4  vices out of 5.

Until next we crawl, be sure to settle your tab!

Louise Beavers



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