The Ballad of Louie the Louse (1959)

movie

Country: USA
Genres: Comedy
Release: 1959-10-17
Director: Greg Garrison
Writers: Nat Hiken
Language: English
Stars: Phil Silvers , Eddie Albert , Betsy Palmer , Royal Beal , John C. Becher , Heywood Hale Broun , Gerald Hiken , Pert Kelton , Leo Liebman , Paul Lipson
Runtime: 60 min
Awards: Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. 1 nomination total
AKA: The Ballad of Louie the Louse (United States of America) , The Ballad of Louie the Louse
Plot: A slimy loan shark is mistakenly believed to have died and a newspaper reporter writes a kind, if erroneous, obituary about his life. The loan shark decides to reform and try to live up to the kind things that were written about him.
IMDB:tt1201034