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Overview
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Director:
Writers:
Arnold Schulman (writer) and
Cy Howard (writer)
Release Date:
26 May 1976 (USA) more
Tagline:
Introducing The Dog Who Launched 1000 Stars.
Plot:
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. full summary | add synopsis
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Lots of stars, at least more (15 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Bruce Dern | ... | Grayson Potchuck | |
| Madeline Kahn | ... | Estie Del Ruth | |
| Art Carney | ... | J.J. Fromberg | |
| Phil Silvers | ... | Murray Fromberg | |
| Teri Garr | ... | Fluffy Peters | |
| Ron Leibman | ... | Rudy Montague | |
| Robert Alda | ... | Richard Entwhistle | |
| Morey Amsterdam | ... | Custard pie star | |
| Army Archerd | ... | Premiere emcee | |
| Richard Arlen | ... | Silent film star #2 | |
| Billy Barty | ... | Assistant director | |
| Edgar Bergen | ... | Prof. Quicksand | |
| Milton Berle | ... | Blind man | |
| Janet Blair | ... | President's girl #3 | |
| Joan Blondell | ... | Landlady |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
Won Ton Ton (USA) (poster title)
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Runtime:
92 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Finland:K-12 (1978) (cut) | Finland:K-16 (1977) (uncut) | USA:PG | Canada:G (Nova Scotia/Quebec) | Canada:PG (Ontario)
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Trivia:
Last US Studio film of Peter Lawford. more
Goofs:
Continuity: Moments after they emerge from ocean soaking wet, Estie and Won Ton Ton are completely dry. more
Movie Connections:
Features The Return of Boston Blackie (1927) more
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Discuss this movie with other users on IMDb message board for Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)| Recent Posts (updated daily) | User |
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| Won Ton Ton comes out on dvd July 1,08 | lloydonlead |
| My dogs name is won ton! | fromme93 |
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About the only interesting thing about this movie is just how many old stars you'll see, and for many of them, it was to be their last movie. Too bad it was in a stinker.