Putney Swope (1969)
Putney Swope (1969)

Plot.
Swope—the only black man on the executive board of an advertising firm—is accidentally put in charge after the death of the chairman.
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Cast & Crew.

Arnold Johnson
Putney Swope

Stan Gottlieb
Nathan

Allen Garfield
Elias, Jr.

Archie Russell
Joker

Ramon Gordon
Bissinger

Bert Lawrence
Hawker

Joe Madden
Mr. Syllables

Antonio Fargas
The Arab

David Kirk
Elias, Sr.

Laura Greene
Mrs. Swope

Allan Arbus
Mr. Bad News

Pepi Hermine
President of the United States

Ruth Hermine
First Lady

Shelley Plimpton
Face Off Girl

Elżbieta Czyżewska
Putney's Maid

Peter Maloney
Putney's Chauffeur

David Kirk
Elias, Sr.

Don George
Mr. Cards

Buddy Butler
Putney's Bodyguard

Vincent Hamill
Man in White Suit

Tom Odachi
Wing Soney

Robert Staats
Mr. War Toys

Alan Abel
Mr. Lucky

Sol Brawerman
Mr. Dinkleberry

Steven Ben Israel
Mr. Pit Stop

Luise Heath
Secretary

Anthony Chisholm
Cowboy #3

George Morgan
Mr. Token

Lawrence Wolf
Mr. Borman Six

Peter Benson
Mr. Jingle

Chuck Green
Myron X alias Rufus

Ching Yeh
Wing Soney, Jr.

Spunky-Funk Johnson
Mr. Major

Joe Fields
Pittsburgh Willie

Norman Schreiber
Messenger

Barbara Clarke Chisolm
Secretary

Catherine Lojacono
Lady Beaver

Johnjohn Robinson
Wayne

Charles Carlton Buffum
Director

Ron Palombo
Assistant Director

Geegee Brown
Secretary

Vance Amaker
Wall Man

Al Green
Cowboy #1

Chuck Ender
Cowboy #2

Walter Jones
Jim Keranga

Khaula Bakr
Mrs. Keranga

Melvia Marshall
Little Keranga

Annette Marshall
Little Keranga

Andrea Marshall
Little Keranga

Laraaji
Mr. Victrola Cola

Eric Krupnik
Mark Focus / Production Assistant

Abdul Hakeim
Bouncer

Jesse McDonald
Young Militant

C. Robert Scott
Militant #1

Leopoldo Mandeville
Militant #2

Vince Morgan Jr.
West Indian

Al Browne
Moderate

Marie Claire
Eugenie Ferliger / Nun

Eileen Peterson
Narrator (voice)

William H. Boesen
Bert / Mr. Lunger

Carol Farber
Secretary

Cerves McNeill
Youngblood

Carolyn Cardwell
Borman Six Girl

Paul Storob
Secret Service Man

Jeff Lord
Mr. Bald

Tom Boya
Mr. O'Dinga

Major Cole
Idea Man #1

David Butts
Idea Man #2

Franklin Scott
Idea Man #3

Paul Alladice
Idea Man #4

Exit
Idea Man #5

Ronnie Dyson
Face Off Boy

Paulette Marron
Air Conditioner Girl

Delilah
Stewardess #1

Carol Hobbs
Stewardess #2

Birgitta
Stewardess #3

Grania
Interviewer

Marco Heiblim
Lucky Passenger

Larry Greenfield
Lead Reporter

Lloyd Kagin
Billy Reilly

Perry Gewirtz
Sonny Williams

Herbert Kerr
Bodyguard #2

Hal Schochet
President Mimeo's Chauffeur

Fred Hirschhorn
Mr. Bourbon

George Marshall
Mr. Executive

Donald Lev
Poet

Donald Breitman
Mr. Ethereal Cereal

Don Calfa
Man Helping Mr. Syllables Walk (uncredited)

Marlene Clark
Stewardess (uncredited)

Robert Downey Sr.
Putney Swope (voice) (uncredited) / Director / Writer / Producer

Mama Lu Parks
Woman (uncredited)

David Downing
(uncredited)

Bob Larkin
(uncredited)

Annette Larkins
(uncredited)

Wendy Appel
Script Girl / Production Assistant

Josh Zander
Special Effects

Tom Daniel
Special Effects

Bill Daley
Special Effects

Dan List
Special Effects

Grania Gurievitch
Casting

Charley Cuva
Original Music Composer

Gary Weist
Art Direction

Gerald Cotts
Director of Photography

Bud S. Smith
Editor

Don Walters
Grip

Paul Goldsmith
Lighting Design

Barbara Wise
Production Coordinator

Arthur Marks
Lighting Design

Bruce Perlman
Sound Assistant

David Baker
Score Engineer

Norris Eisenbrey
Assistant Camera

Alex Hitchcock
Grip

Michael Scott
Sound

Henri Pachard
Production Supervisor / Associate Producer

Pat Dobie
Assistant Editor

Sharon Sachs
Script Supervisor

Joanne Schielke
Costume Coordinator

Tom Dillinger
Sound Mixer
Media.








Details.
Release DateJuly 10, 1969
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 25m
Content RatingR
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
helicopter
marriage
satire
singer
business
advertising
executive
pro integration
war toy
satirical
irreverent
Wiki.
Putney Swope is a 1969 American satirical comedy film written and directed by Robert Downey Sr., and starring Arnold Johnson as the title character, a black advertising executive. The film satirizes the advertising world, the portrayal of race in Hollywood films and the nature of corporate corruption.
In 2016, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
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