The Joker Is Wild (1957)

Prohibitionera nightclub crooner Joe E Lewis has his career and nearly his life cut short when his throat is slashed as payback for leaving the employ of Chicago mob boss Georgie Parker A broken alcoholic Joe is brought back from the abyss by his faithful piano player Austin Mack who helps turn the former singer into a successful standup comedian But Joes demons plague his romantic life even as he reaches new heights of success