Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976) - film review

Comedy

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Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood is an American film comedy first released in 1976, directed by Michael Winner. The film stars Bruce Dern, Madeline Kahn, Art Carney, Phil Silvers and Teri Garr. It has also been released under the title: Won Ton Ton. Our overall rating for this film is: mediocre.

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Credits

Director: Michael Winner
Script: Arnold Schulman, Cy Howard
Photo: Richard H. Kline
Music: Neal Hefti
Cast: 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), 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), James Brodhead (Priest), Augustus Von Schulmacher (Won Ton Ton), Harry Ritz (Cleaning woman), Gary Bankel (Policeman outside theater), Toni Basil (Guest at awards ceremony), William ’Billy’ Benedict (Man on the bus), Brian Gusse (Policeman outside theater), Marty Thomas (Trouble maker outside theater)
Country: USA
Language: English
Runtime: 92 min
Aka: Won Ton Ton

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