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Director:

Michael Winner

Writers:

Arnold Schulman (writer) and
Cy Howard (writer)

Contact:

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Release Date:

26 May 1976 (USA) more

Genre:

Comedy more

Tagline:

Introducing The Dog Who Launched 1000 Stars.

Plot:

In 1924 Estie comes to Hollywood to become an actress, but the dog, that followed her becomes the star. But Hollywood has its own rules of success. full summary | add synopsis

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User Comments:

A bad movie, maybe, but a gem for old-movie-actor buffs! more (15 total)

Cast

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Bruce Dern ... Grayson Potchuck

Madeline Kahn ... Estie Del Ruth

Art Carney ... J.J. Fromberg

Phil Silvers ... Murray Fromberg

Teri Garr ... Fluffy Peters
Ron Leibman ... Rudy Montague
Robert Alda ... Richard Entwhistle

Morey Amsterdam ... Custard pie star
Army Archerd ... Premiere emcee

Richard Arlen ... Silent film star #2

Billy Barty ... Assistant director
Edgar Bergen ... Prof. Quicksand

Milton Berle ... Blind man
Janet Blair ... President's girl #3
Joan Blondell ... Landlady

Rory Calhoun ... Philip Hart
John Carradine ... Drunk
Jack Carter ... Male journalist

Cyd Charisse ... President's girl #4
Jackie Coogan ... Stagehand #1

Broderick Crawford ... Special effects man
Dennis Day ... Singing telegraph man

Yvonne De Carlo ... Cleaning woman
Gloria DeHaven ... President's girl #1
William Demarest ... Studio gatekeeper
Andy Devine ... Priest in dog pound
Alice Faye ... Secretary at gate
Fritz Feld ... Rudy's butler
Stepin Fetchit ... Dancing butler

Rhonda Fleming ... Rhoda Flaming
Eddie Foy Jr. ... Custard pie star

Zsa Zsa Gabor ... Premiere female star
Shecky Greene ... Tourist
Huntz Hall ... Moving man
Dick Haymes ... James Crawford
Sterling Holloway ... Old man on bus

Tab Hunter ... David Hamilton

George Jessel ... Awards announcer
Fernando Lamas ... Premiere male star

Dorothy Lamour ... Visiting film star
Jack La Rue ... Silent film villain
Peter Lawford ... Slapstick star
Phil Leeds ... Dog catcher
Keye Luke ... Cook in kitchen

Guy Madison ... Star at screening

Victor Mature ... Nick

Virginia Mayo ... Miss Battley
Mike Mazurki ... Studio guard
Ethel Merman ... Hedda Parsons

Ann Miller ... President's girl #2

Ricardo Montalban ... Silent film star #1
Dennis Morgan ... Tour guide
Patricia Morison ... Star at screening
Ken Murray ... Souvenir salesman
Carmel Myers ... Female journalist
Barbara Nichols ... Nick's girl
Cliff Norton ... Dog catcher
Louis Nye ... Radio interviewer
Walter Pidgeon ... Grayson's butler
Aldo Ray ... Stubby Stebbins
Jimmy Ritz ... Cleaning woman (as The Ritz Brothers)
Ann Rutherford ... Grayson's studio secretary
Dean Stockwell ... Paul Lavell
Regis Toomey ... Burlesque stagehand
Rudy Vallee ... Autograph hound
Romo Vincent ... Short order cook
Nancy Walker ... Mrs. Fromberg
Doodles Weaver ... Man in Mexican film

Johnny Weissmuller ... Stagehand #2
Jesse White ... Rudy's agent

Henry Wilcoxon ... Silent film director
Henny Youngman ... Manny Farber
Dorothy Gulliver ... Old woman on bus
Eli Mintz ... Tailor
Edward Ashley ... Butler #2
Kres Mersky ... Girl in Arab film
Jane Connell ... Waitress
Jack Bernardi ... Fluffy's escort

Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez ... Mexican projectionist
Ronny Graham ... Mark Bennett
Edward Le Veque ... Prostitute's customer (as Eddie Le Vecque)
James Brodhead ... Priest (as James E. Broadhead)
Augustus Von Schulmacher ... Won Ton Ton
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Harry Ritz ... Cleaning woman (as the Ritz Brothers)
Gary Bankel ... Policeman outside theater (uncredited)
Toni Basil ... Guest at awards ceremony (uncredited)
William 'Billy' Benedict ... Man on the bus (uncredited)
Brian Gusse ... Policeman outside theater (uncredited)
Marty Thomas ... Trouble maker outside theater (uncredited)
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Directed by
Michael Winner 
 
Writing credits
Arnold Schulman (writer) and
Cy Howard (writer)

Produced by
David V. Picker .... producer
Arnold Schulman .... producer
Michael Winner .... producer
Tim Zinnemann .... associate producer
 
Original Music by
Neal Hefti 
 
Cinematography by
Richard H. Kline 
 
Film Editing by
Bernard Gribble 
 
Art Direction by
Ward Preston 
 
Set Decoration by
Ned Parsons 
 
Makeup Department
Claude Díaz .... hair stylist
Phil Rhodes .... makeup artist (as Philip Rhodes)
 
Production Management
Ward Preston .... unit production manager
Lindsley Parsons Jr. .... executive production manager: Paramount (uncredited)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
John 'Bud' Cardos .... second unit director
Charles Okun .... assistant director
Arne Schmidt .... second assistant director
 
Art Department
Bruce Wayne Mecchi .... set dresser
 
Sound Department
Robert Post .... sound recordist (as Bob Post)
Terry Rawlings .... dubbing editor
Terry Rawlings .... sound editor (as Terence Rawlings)
Hugh Strain .... sound re-recording mixer
 
Stunts
Rick Sawaya .... stunts
 
Transportation Department
James Nordberg .... driver
 
Other crew
Karl Lewis Miller .... dog trainer (as Karl Miller)
Charles A. Tamburro .... helicopter pilot
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:

Won Ton Ton (USA) (poster title)
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Runtime:

92 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Finland:K-12 (1978) (cut) | Finland:K-16 (1977) (uncut) | USA:PG | Canada:G (Nova Scotia/Quebec) | Canada:PG (Ontario)

Filming Locations:

Arlington Theater, Santa Barbara, California, USA more

Company:

Paramount Pictures more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:

Don Ameche and Cesar Romero were approached for cameo roles but were unavailable (they are still sometimes wrongly credited as having appeared in the movie). more

Goofs:

Anachronisms: Date on Won Ton Ton's slab in courtyard of Grauman's Chinese Theater is dated 1923 - but theater didn't even open until 1927. more

Movie Connections:

References It Happened One Night (1934) more

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8 out of 8 people found the following comment useful.
A bad movie, maybe, but a gem for old-movie-actor buffs!, 6 September 2001
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Author: carbadg (carbadg@gte.net) from MINNESOTA, USA

I'm not surprised that someone who was in high school when this came out didn't appreciate it. It is of course as much a farce as Mad Mad Mad Mad World, but it has become a cult film for old movie buffs, because it has the most impressive cast of old movie stars, supporting actors, bit players and celebrities of any movie ever made. Movie buffs and clubs have had parties where they show the film and have people list as many players as they can identify. Don't believe it? Mouse up the whole supporting cast and feast your eyes!

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