The Rat Race

When Midwesterner Pete Hammond Jr. (Tony Curtis) moves to New York to become a jazz musician, he discovers that the big city is treacherous, although his tentative friendship with forlorn taxi dancer Peggy Brown (Debbie Reynolds) encourages him to persevere despite the obstacles. Peggy, who's being pressured by her boss (Don Rickles) to become a prostitute, is so buoyed by Pete's optimism that she takes a big risk to help him achieve his dreams.