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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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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
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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

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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:
James Morrison: [narrating as Jolly and Queenie make their entrance down the main stairway] As they made their exhibition, did I feel something, a premonition? Poor beast, with fair beauty by his side. Fragile hope strangled by jealous pride? more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Valentino (1977) more

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Simply Awful, 22 May 2006
1/10
Author: rip-5 from Los Angeles, CA

Something tells me that the story of how this movie even got made is more interesting than what ends up on the screen. Surely, when matching low-budget exploitation producer Samuel Z. Arkoff with the future-classic producing/directing team Merchant/Ivory, something odd must have occurred. Nothing, and I mean nothing about this 1975 film, based on the infamous Fatty Arbuckle scandal, works. The film, sadly, exists to new audiences as a cautionary signpost marking Zarkoff's failed attempt to move toward legitimate mainstream film-making. He should have stuck to his bread-and-butter tripe (such as "The Beast With a Million Eyes").

Here we have tubby James Coco (with over-the-title billing!) throwing a party to lure members of silent-era Hollywood moguls to distribute his self-financed Opus. Complete with songs by the (terribly melodramatic) Raquel Welch, the film sinks deeper and deeper in to awkward, self-indulgent pathos. Poorly acted, directed and designed (with cheaply dressed sets and awful original "period" songs in the background), this film is one to be missed at all costs. Perhaps one day, the true secret to this film's odd conception will be revealed, and it will make some sense. Until then, perhaps a potential viewer would be better off reading a book.

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