Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)

In 1924 Estie comes to Hollywood to become an actress, but the dog, that followed her becomes the star. But Hollywood has its own rules of success.

Director:

Michael Winner

Writers:

Arnold Schulman, Cy Howard

Stars:

Dennis Morgan, Shecky Greene, Phil Leeds

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Dennis Morgan	...	Tour Guide
Shecky Greene	...	Tourist
Phil Leeds	...	Dog Catcher
Cliff Norton	...	Dog Catcher
Madeline Kahn	...	Estie Del Ruth
Teri Garr	...	Fluffy Peters
Romo Vincent	...	Short Order Cook
Bruce Dern	...	Grayson Potchuck
Sterling Holloway	...	Old Man on Bus
William 'Billy' Benedict	...	Man on Bus (as William Benedict)
Dorothy Gulliver	...	Old Woman on Bus
William Demarest	...	Studio Gatekeeper
Art Carney	...	J.J. Fromberg
Virginia Mayo	...	Miss Battley
Henny Youngman	...	Manny Farber

Storyline

In 1924 Estie comes to Hollywood to become an actress, but the dog, that followed her becomes the star. But Hollywood has its own rules of sucess.

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Plot Keywords:

dog | film making | dog actor | film in film | character name in title

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Taglines:

Introducing The Dog Who Launched 1000 Stars.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 May 1976 (USA)

Also Known As:

Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood

Filming Locations:

Arlington Theater, Santa Barbara, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Rudy Vallee's final film

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Goofs

Date on Won Ton Ton's slab in courtyard of Grauman's Chinese Theater is dated 1923 - but theater didn't even open until 1927.

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Connections

References It Happened One Night (1934)

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Soundtracks

"Dagger-Dance"
from Natoma
by Victor Herbert (as V. Herbert)

User Reviews

Good old Hollywood

This is a nice slapstick-comedy about the good old days in Hollywood and also a hommage to Rin Tin Tin, the most famous silent-movie dog-star. Bruce Dern plays a director who starts to have success after discovering the dog. All-star guest appearances from Milton Berle over Cyd Charisse to Rory Calhoun and Johnny Weissmueller are also included but the best actor is the dog who plays Won Ton Ton. He is fantastic. In some scenes it doesn't work to put the humor and slapstick from the Twenties into the Seventies but this movie is really worth to take a look.