A House Is Not a Home
No One Knew Her Business Better Than Polly Adler!
1964 | 98m | English
Popularity: 0.3 (history)
| Director: | Russell Rouse |
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| Writer: | Russell Rouse, Clarence Greene, Polly Adler |
| Staring: |
| Story follows the life of Polly Adler, who grew to become one of New York's most successful bordello madams of the 1920s. | |
| Release Date: | Aug 12, 1964 |
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| Director: | Russell Rouse |
| Writer: | Russell Rouse, Clarence Greene, Polly Adler |
| Genres: | |
| Keywords | bordello, madame |
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| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 19, 2026 Entered: Apr 28, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Shelley Winters | Polly Adler |
| Robert Taylor | Frank Costigan |
| Cesar Romero | Charlie "Lucky" Luciano |
| Ralph Taeger | Casey Booth |
| Kaye Ballard | Sidonia |
| Broderick Crawford | Harrigan |
| Mickey Shaughnessy | Police Sergeant John Riordan |
| Lisa Seagram | Madge Donnelly |
| Meri Welles | Lorraine Sitka |
| Jesse White | Rafferty |
| Connie Gilchrist | Hattie Miller |
| Constance Dane | Laura |
| Allyson Ames | Gwen |
| Lewis Charles | Angelo |
| Steve Peck | Vince |
| Michael Forest | Bernie Watson |
| Stanley Adams | Harry |
| Richard Reeves | Pete Snyder |
| Roger C. Carmel | Dixie Keeler |
| J. Pat O'Malley | Henry J. Muldoon |
| Alice Reinheart | Sarah Ludwig |
| Ben Astar | Max Ludwig |
| Hayden Rorke | Bill Cameron |
| Benny Rubin | Happy Charlie |
| Tom D'Andrea | Gabe |
| Gee Gee Galligan | Dorothy |
| Alex Gerry | Doctor |
| Edmon Ryan | Sam |
| George Cisar | Dr. Saunders |
| Raquel Welch | Call Girl |
| Edy Williams | Call Girl |
| Danica D'Hondt | Vicki - Call Girl |
| Wilda Taylor | Exotic Dancer |
| Jeffrey Sayre | Party Guest |
| Francine Pyne | Red - Call Girl |
| Charles Fredericks | Bert |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Russell Rouse | Writer, Director |
| Clarence Greene | Writer |
| Polly Adler | Novel |
| Harold E. Stine | Director of Photography |
| Chester W. Schaeffer | Editor |
| Joseph Weiss | Original Music Composer |
| Hal Pereira | Art Direction |
| Al Roelofs | Art Direction |
| Albert D. Cuesta | Sound Recordist |
| Edith Head | Costume Design |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Clarence Greene | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
| 2024 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 1 |
| 2024 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 1 |
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| 2024 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2024 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 2 |
| 2024 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 2025 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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