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Director:
Kristi Jacobson
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Release Date:
14 September 2007 (USA) more
Genre:
Documentary
Plot:
The '40s and '50s were a classic period in New York City nightlife, when the saloonkeeper was king and regular folks could drink with celebrities like Frank Sinatra and Jackie Gleason. In this documentary, Kristi Jacobson profiles her grandfather, the king of kings: Toots Shor of the eponymous restaurant and saloon, which was once the place to be seen in Manhattan. full summary | add synopsis
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Cast

  (Credited cast)
Maury Allen ... Himself
Dave Anderson ... Himself
Yogi Berra ... Himself
David Brown ... Himself
Bill Buchbinder ... Himself
John Clancy ... Himself
Perian Conerly ... Herself

Walter Cronkite ... Himself
Peter Duchin ... Himself
Whitey Ford ... Himself
Bill Fugazy ... Himself
Pat Futcher ... Himself
Bill Gallo ... Himself
Joe Garagiola ... Himself
Frank Gifford ... Himself
Pete Hamill ... Himself
Kerry Jacobson ... Herself
Harry Lavin ... Himself
Larry Merchant ... Himself
Liz Murray ... Herself
LeRoy Neiman ... Himself
Nicholas Pileggi ... Himself
Charles Reilly ... Himself
Gianni Russo ... Himself

Richard M. Sherman ... Himself (as Dick Sherman)
Toots Shor ... Himself (archive footage)
Bert Randolph Sugar ... Himself
Gay Talese ... Himself
Mike Wallace ... Himself
Sidney Zion ... Himself
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Toots Shor: Bigger Than Life (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
USA:84 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Company:
Catalyst Films more

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9 out of 10 people found the following comment useful.
What an amazing bio-film., 30 April 2006
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Author: frodo-nj from United States

Just caught this at the Tribeca Film Festival and beyond the comments during the Q&A session with the director, this film was an amazing time capsule of New York City during the 50's and 60's.

After watching this film, one of the strongest feelings that I experienced was a deep regret that I never had the chance to meet this person or walk into his bar.

I loved the concept of there being no velvet rope, if you had a dollar for a beer, you were welcome.

Hopefully, this is put out on DVD or at least released soon. I know several people that would really enjoy watching it.

I highly recommend it.

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