Movie
Putney Swope
Overview
Swope—the only black man on the executive board of an advertising firm—is accidentally put in charge after the death of the chairman.
Details
- Release date
- 1969-07-10
- Runtime
- 85 min
- Genres
- Comedy
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Herald Productions (II)
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Arnold Johnson as Putney Swope
- Stan Gottlieb as Nathan
- Allen Garfield as Elias, Jr.
- Archie Russell as Joker
- Ramon Gordon as Bissinger
- Bert Lawrence as Hawker
- Joe Madden as Mr. Syllables
- Antonio Fargas as The Arab
- Laura Greene as Mrs. Swope
- Allan Arbus as Mr. Bad News
- Pepi Hermine as President of the United States
- Ruth Hermine as First Lady
Crew
- Robert Downey Sr. - Director
- Robert Downey Sr. - Writer
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