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Director:
James Ivory
Writers:
Walter Marks (screenplay)
Joseph Moncure March (narrative poem)
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Release Date:
March 1975 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Comedy more
Tagline:
Hollywood in the '20s...Gin, Sin and a Night they're still whispering about! more
Plot:
Loosely based on the Fatty Arbuckle scandal, an aging silent movie comic star tries for a comeback by... more | add synopsis
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NewsDesk:
Producer Ismail Merchant Dies at 68
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User Comments:
very good though not widely seen more (13 total)

Cast

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James Coco ... Jolly Grimm

Raquel Welch ... Queenie

Perry King ... Dale Sword
Tiffany Bolling ... Kate
Royal Dano ... Tex
David Dukes ... James Morrison
Christina Ferra-Gilmore ... Nadine (as Annette Ferra)
Eddie Lawrence ... Kreutzer (as Eddie Laurence)
Bobo Lewis ... Wilma
Don De Natale ... Jackie
Dena Dietrich ... Mrs. Murchison
Regis Cordic ... Mr. Murchison (as Regis J. Cordic)

Jennifer Lee ... Madeline True

Mews Small ... Bertha (as Marya Small)
Baruch Lumet ... Tailor
Fred Franklyn ... Sam (as Fredric Franklyn)
J.S. Johnson ... Morris

Tom Reese ... Eddy
Geraldine Baron ... Grace
Michael Grant Hall ... Oscar D'Armano
Skipper ... Phil D'Armano
Ralph Manza ... Fruit Dealer
Lark Geib ... Rosa
Jill Giraldi ... Crippled Girl

Martin Kove ... Editor
Barbara Quinn ... Mildred
Gloria Gadhoke ... Redhead
Nina Faso ... Lady in Black
Joe ArrowSmith ... Party Guest (as Joe Arrowsmith)
Wally K. Berns ... Party Guest (as Waldo K. Berns)
Robert Buckingham ... Party Guest (as Bob Buckingham)

Rick Dano ... Party Guest
Richard Kantor ... Party Guest (as Rick Kantor)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Clea Ariell ... Party Guest
Susan Arnold ... Party Guest
Jonathan Becker ... Party Guest
Jennifer Chessman ... Party Guest
Chuck Comisky ... Party Guest
Bill Dance ... Party Guest
Kathleen Dimmick ... Party Guest
Mark David Jacobson ... Party Guest
Kevin Matthews ... Party Guest
Luke Matthiessen ... Party Guest
Gordon Maus ... Party Guest
Bill Merickel ... Party Guest
Tommie Merickel ... Party Guest
Tony Paxton ... Party Guest
Anthony Pecoraro ... Party Guest
Jack Sachs ... Party Guest
Carmen Saveiros ... Party Guest
Mark Swope ... Party Guest
Ayesha Taft ... Party Guest
Whitney Tower Jr. ... Party Guest (as Whitney Tower)
Paul Barresi ... Bartender (uncredited)
Richard Galgano ... French Peasant (uncredited)
Ron Raskin ... Cannibal (uncredited)
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Directed by
James Ivory 
 
Writing credits
Walter Marks (screenplay)

Joseph Moncure March (narrative poem)

Produced by
Samuel Z. Arkoff .... executive producer
Joseph Beruh .... executive producer
Edgar Lansbury .... executive producer
George Manasse .... associate producer
Ismail Merchant .... producer
 
Original Music by
Walter Marks 
 
Cinematography by
Walter Lassally 
 
Film Editing by
Kent McKinney 
 
Casting by
Lynn Stalmaster 
 
Art Direction by
David Nichols 
 
Set Decoration by
Bruce Weintraub  (as David Bruce Weintraub)
 
Costume Design by
Ron Talsky 
 
Makeup Department
Louis Lane .... makeup artist
John Malone .... hair stylist
 
Production Management
Salvatore Billitteri .... post-production supervisor
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Edward Folger .... first assistant director
 
Art Department
Edward Bash .... assistant property master
Marjorie Fritz-Birch .... assistant to the art director (as Marjorie Fritz)
Pamela Gray .... set artist
Doyle Hall .... assistant to the art director
Richard MacRory .... assistant to the art director
Winston Pruett .... property master
 
Sound Department
Gary Alper .... sound
Mary Brown .... sound editor
Dick Vorisek .... re-recording engineer (as Richard Vorisek)
Efim Drucker .... boom operator (uncredited)
 
Stunts
Teri McComas .... stunt coordinator
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Dennis Bishop .... gaffer
Nathaniel James Dunn .... best boy (as Nathaniel Dunn)
Charles Embrey .... electrician
Everett McLaughlin .... grip
Morgan Renard .... still photographer
Harold Schlenker .... electrician
Marcel Shain .... camera operator
Michael Shore .... key grip
Serge Poupis .... assistant camera (uncredited)
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Erick M. Hjemik .... wardrobe (as Eric Hjemvik)
Ronald Kolodzie .... costume designer: Jennifer Lee, Dena Dietrich & Tiffany Bolling
Ralph Lauren .... costume designer: James Coco, Perry King & David Dukes
Maggie Wilde .... assistant costume designer
 
Editorial Department
C. Vaughn Hazell .... assistant editor (as Courtney V. Hazell)
Edward R. Weisberger .... apprentice editor
 
Music Department
Laurence Rosenthal .... music supervisor
Laurence Rosenthal .... musical scoring
Louis St. Louis .... composer: additional music, Nadine's dance
 
Other crew
Paul Barresi .... production assistant
Patricia Birch .... musical secuences staged by
Duncan Daneault .... production auditor (as Duke Daneault)
Arthur Eckstein .... title designer
Marilyn Giardino .... script supervisor
Peter Kean .... assistant to production manager
Rick McCallum .... assistant to director
Maggie Wilde .... assistant: Ron Talsky
 
Crew believed to be complete


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Additional Details

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Runtime:
95 min | France:100 min (director's cut) | Germany:88 min (video version) | USA:108 min (DVD) (director's cut) | USA:108 min (DVD)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White | Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Australia:M | USA:R
Filming Locations:
Mission Inn - 3649 Mission Inn Avenue, Riverside, California, USA more
Company:
American International Pictures (AIP) more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
During the shooting of the film, James Ivory called one of the takes of a scene with Raquel Welch "a bit dull" and asked for a retake. Because of this, Welch walked off the set and refused to return until Ivory apologized to her in front of the entire cast and crew. Ivory capitulated and they continued with the scene. more
Quotes:
Jolly Grimm: [referring to Dale Sword, who is upstairs with Queenie] That son-of-a-bitch had better come down here and watch a great actor doing a great scene! more
Movie Connections:
Featured in The Wandering Company (1984) (TV) more

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6 out of 9 people found the following comment useful.
very good though not widely seen, 6 August 2004
Author: theeht from ny, ny

Unforgettable, very well done depticition of decadent 1920s Hollywood. Raquel Welch is superb as the desperate, sweet mistress of a deeply disturbed overweight and washed up comic named Jolly Grimm, ably played by James Coco. To resuscitate his career, Jolly throws a party that ends in tragedy. Very loosley based on Fatty Arbuckles story, this unforgettable and devastating film features fine support from Perry King as a Valentiniesque actor, and especailly from Miss Tiffany Bolling, as a lovely but unhappy film starlet. All in all, a class A effort that should have gotten a better recption at the time, but may well emerge as a cult classic. It is newly released on DVD , which should add to the fine film.

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