---
title: 'Johnny Cool (1963)'
type: 'film'
director: 'William Asher'
released: '1963-08-30'
runtime_minutes: 103
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Action'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/johnny-cool-1963'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057200/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Johnny Cool (1963)

1963 · 103 min · Drama, Action, Crime · United States


## Synopsis

Johnny Cool is a 1963 American neo-noir crime film, directed by William Asher and based on the novel The Kingdom of Johnny Cool by John McPartland, which stars Henry Silva and Elizabeth Montgomery. Produced in part by Peter Lawford, Johnny Cool features a cast that also includes Mort Sahl, Telly Savalas, Jim Backus, Joey Bishop, and Sammy Davis Jr., who also sings the theme song.

## Credits

- **Director:** [William Asher](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-asher)
- **Producer:** [William Asher](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-asher)
- **Screenplay:** [Joseph Landon](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-landon)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Billy May](https://cinepixo.com/people/billy-may)
- **Director of Photography:** [Sam Leavitt](https://cinepixo.com/people/sam-leavitt)
- **Editor:** [Otto Ludwig](https://cinepixo.com/people/otto-ludwig)

## Cast

- [Sammy Davis Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/sammy-davis-jr)
- [Brad Dexter](https://cinepixo.com/people/brad-dexter)
- [Joe Turkel](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-turkel)
- [Douglass Dumbrille](https://cinepixo.com/people/douglass-dumbrille)
- [Jim Backus](https://cinepixo.com/people/jim-backus)
- [Joseph Calleia](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-calleia)
- [Richard Anderson](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-anderson)
- [Elisha Cook Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/elisha-cook-jr)
- [Robert Armstrong](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-armstrong)
- [Joey Bishop](https://cinepixo.com/people/joey-bishop)
- [Henry Silva](https://cinepixo.com/people/henry-silva)
- [Elizabeth Montgomery](https://cinepixo.com/people/elizabeth-montgomery)
- [Telly Savalas](https://cinepixo.com/people/telly-savalas)
- [Marc Lawrence](https://cinepixo.com/people/marc-lawrence)
- [Frank Albertson](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-albertson)

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