Putney Swope

Putney Swope


Category: Comedy
All Genres: Comedy
Release Year: 1969
Country: USA
Runtime: 84
Rating: 4.9 (0)
Languages: English
Director: Robert Downey Sr.
Sound: Mono
Taglines:

  • The Truth and Soul Movie
  • Dont rock the boat... sink it!
  • Up Madison Avenue

  • Writing by: Robert Downey Sr. - (writer) (as Robert Downey [a prince])

    Produced by: Robert Downey Sr. - producer
    Henri Pachard - producer (as Ron Sullivan)
    Donald Sullivan - associate producer

    Cast: Stan Gottlieb - Nathan (as Stanley Gottlieb)
    Allen Garfield - Elias, Jr.
    Archie Russell - Joker
    Ramon Gordon - Bissinger
    Bert Lawrence - Hawker
    Joe Madden - Mr. Syllables (as Joe Engler)
    Arnold Johnson - Putney Swope
    David Kirk - Elias Sr.
    Don George - Mr. Cards
    Buddy Butler - Putneys Bodyguard
    Vincent Hamill - Man in White Suit

    Music: Charley Cuva
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    Plot Outline: Dark satire in which the token black man on the executive board of an advertising firm is accidentally put in charge...
    Plot: Dark satire in which the token black man on the executive board of an advertising firm is accidentally put in charge. Renaming the business "Truth and Soul, Inc.", he replaces the tight regime of monied white ad men with his militant brothers. Soon afterwards, however, the power that comes with its position takes its toll on Putney...

    Crazy Credits: We know about 1 Crazy Credits. One of them reads:
    As the credit for Robert Downey Sr. scrolls up the screen, the words "(a prince)" appear next to his name.

    Goofs: We know about 1 goofs. Here comes one of them:
    Anachronisms: After Sir and Norman leave the marketplace, theyre passed by a Routemaster bus. These buses were first used in London in 1954, and werent used outside London until the 1970s.

    Trivia: There are 1 entries in the trivia list - like these:

    • Robert Downey Sr. redubbed all of Arnold Johnsons lines. According to Downey, he did this because Johnson had trouble remembering his lines and often flubbed them during filming.


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