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Putney Swope

Country: USA, Language: English, 84 mins

  • Director: Robert Downey Sr.
  • Writer: Robert Downey Sr.
  • Producer: Robert Downey Sr.; Henri Pachard

CGiii Comment

Anyone that finds a slither of merit in the mess is a moron.

For those that call this a satire - look the word up in a dictionary.


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The(ir) Blurb...

Dark satire in which the token black man on the executive board of an advertising firm is accidentally put in charge. Renaming the business "Truth and Soul, Inc.", he replaces the tight regime of monied white ad men with his militant brothers. Soon afterwards, however, the power that comes with its position takes its toll on Putney...

Cast & Characters

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;
Arnold Johnson as Putney;
David Kirk as Elias, Sr.;
Don George as Mr. Cards;
Buddy Butler as Putney's Bodyguard;
Vincent Hamill as Man in White Suit;
Tom Odachi as Wing Soney;
Ching Yeh as Wing Soney, Jr.;
Spunky-Funk Johnson as Mr. Major;
Joe Fields as Pittsburgh Willie