He Laughed Last is a 1956 Technicolor comedy film by Blake Edwards. Edwards adapted the film for his 1999 off-Broadway show, Big Rosemary starring Cady Huffman in the Lucy Marlow role from the original. Plot A Runyonesque Roaring 20s musical comedy about a show girl who circumstance casts as an unlikely mob boss. Cast Frankie Laine as Gino Lupo Lucy Marlow as Rosemary 'Rosie' Lebeau Anthony Dexter as Dominic Rodríguez Richard Long as Jimmy Murphy Alan Reed as Big Dan Hennessy Jesse White as Max Lassiter Florenz Ames as George Eagle Henry Slate as Ziggy See also List of American films of 1956 References External links 1956 films Films directed by Blake Edwards Columbia Pictures films 1950s musical comedy-drama films American musical comedy-drama films 1950s romantic comedy-drama films American romantic comedy-drama films 1950s romantic musical films Films with screenplays by Blake Edwards 1956 comedy films 1956 drama films American romantic musical films 1950s English-language films 1950s American films