Cafe Society (1995 film)

Cafe Society is a 1995 American mystery film directed and written by Raymond De Felitta and starring Frank Whaley, Peter Gallagher, Lara Flynn Boyle, and John Spencer.^[1] This movie is based on a true story covered in the national press.

Cafe Society
Film poster
Directed by	Raymond De Felitta
Written by	Raymond De Felitta
Produced by	Steve Alexander Elan Sassoon Carl Colpaert
Starring	Frank Whaley Peter Gallagher Lara Flynn Boyle John Spencer
Cinematography	Michael Mayers
Edited by	Suzy Elmiger
Music by	Christopher Guardino
Production company	Cineville
Distributed by	Cineville
Release date	May 25, 1995 (1995-05-25)
Running time	107 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

In 1952, New York society playboy Mickey Jelke inherits a large sum of money. He spends his nights out in Manhattan, indulging Broadway bars and in the company of prostitutes and pimps. Unwittingly, Mickey is accused of running a prostitution ring by an unscrupulous undercover cop, aided by Mickey's girlfriend Patricia. He soon becomes embroiled in shadowy web of political exploitation and scandal.

Cast

• Frank Whaley as Mickey Jelke
• Peter Gallagher as Jack Kale
• Lara Flynn Boyle as Pat Ward
• John Spencer as Ray Davioni
• Anna Levine as Erica Steele
• Christopher Murney as Frank Frustinsky
• Paul Guilfoyle as Anthony Liebler
• Richard B. Shull as Samuel Segal
• David Patrick Kelly as J. Roland Sala
• Cynthia Watros as Dianne Harris