Walk on the Wild Side

'Hollywood Ten' member Dmytryk and Fante -- the father of literary 'dirty realism' -- collaborated on this awesomely lurid adaptation of Nelson Algren's novel about Texan Dove Linkhorn's (Harvey) quest to track down his first love, Hallie Gerard (Capucine), whom he finds working in a Depression-era New Orleans brothel called the Doll House. Aside from boasting an eyebrow-raising ensemble of big-name actresses, WALK ON THE WILD SIDE is also notable for its Saul Bass-designed opening credit sequence and for Elmer Bernstein's Oscar-nominated title song, which has curiously gone on to become something of a gospel standard.