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3 February 1961 (West Germany)
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Will the Real Fred Demara Please Stand Up??
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Based on a true story, a bright young man who hasn't the patience for the normal way of advancement...
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2 nominations
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Another Interesting Role For Curtis
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(Cast overview, first billed only) | Tony Curtis | ... | Ferdinand Waldo Demara Jr. / Martin Donner / Dr. Gilbert / Ben. W. Stone / Dr. Joseph Mornay / Robert Boyd Hammnd |
 | Edmond O'Brien | ... | Captain Glover - HMCS Cayuga |
 | Arthur O'Connell | ... | Warden J.B. Chandler |
| Gary Merrill | ... | Pa Demara |
| Joan Blackman | ... | Lt. Catherine Lacey - WRCN Nursing Sister |
| Raymond Massey | ... | Abbott Donner |
| Robert Middleton | ... | R.C. Brown - Federal prison guard |
| Jeanette Nolan | ... | Ma Demara |
| Sue Ane Langdon | ... | Eulalie - Chandler's daughter |
| Larry Gates | ... | Cardinal |
| Mike Kellin | ... | Clifford Thompson (prisoner in maximum security section) |
 | Frank Gorshin | ... | Barney - Federal prison inmate |
 | Cindi Wood | ... | WAC Lieutenant |
| Dick Sargent | ... | Hotchkiss - Medical Assistant 2nd Class, HMCS Cayuga (as Richard Sargent) |
| Robert Crawford Jr. | ... | Fred Demara Jr. (as Robert Crawford) |
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113 min
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Mono (Westrex Recording System)
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Bob Hastings' movie debut.
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Referenced in "NewsRadio: Stinkbutt (#5.11)" (1999)
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Tony Curtis portrays "Ferdinand Waldo Demara Jr.," who faked being a doctor, warden, monk and teacher. When I saw this at the theater 45 years ago, I thought it was fascinating. Much older and seeing it on tape about 10 years ago, it wasn't as interesting as I had remembered. I guess when you're a kid, everything on the big screen is impressive.
Humor helped in this film, giving it some life here and there as it's a bit slow-moving but still entertaining. I've usually found Curtis entertaining to watch, a man who played a lot of interesting characters. I still think he is/was an underrated actor, too.
It was nice seeing the main character, although being a fake, still asking for God's help in certain situations, inside knowing he was not doing the right thing. Those parts would be edited out if the film was re-made today. I agree, too, with a fellow reviewer that faking being a surgeon is not something to be laughed at, especially if he was doing his operating on you or me!