Jonas Cord is a disagreeable rich young tycoon on the corporate make, with some subplots about booze, broads and Hollywood in the 1930's.
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| George Peppard | ... | Jonas Cord | |
| Alan Ladd | ... | Nevada Smith | |
| Carroll Baker | ... | Rina Marlowe Cord | |
| Robert Cummings | ... | Dan Pierce (as Bob Cummings) | |
| Martha Hyer | ... | Jennie Denton | |
| Elizabeth Ashley | ... | Monica Winthrop | |
| Lew Ayres | ... | 'Mac' McAllister | |
| Martin Balsam | ... | Bernard B. Norman | |
| Ralph Taeger | ... | Buzz Dalton | |
| Archie Moore | ... | Jedediah | |
| Leif Erickson | ... | Jonas Cord Sr. | |
| Arthur Franz | ... | Morrissey | |
| Tom Tully | ... | Amos Winthrop | |
| Audrey Totter | ... | Prostitute | |
| Anthony Warde | ... | Moroni | |
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George Peppard plays a hard-driven industrialist more than a little reminiscent of Howard Hughes. While he builds airplanes, directs movies and breaks hearts, his friends and lovers try to reach his human side, and find that it's an uphill battle. The film's title is a metaphor for self-promoting tycoons who perform quick financial takeovers, impose dictatorial controls for short-term profits, then move on to greener pastures. Written by Jeanne Baker <jbaker@erim.org>
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$3,000,000 (estimated)Gross USA:
$28,409,547Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$40,000,000, 31 January 1977Company Credits
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2.35 : 1
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On Larry King Live (1985) in 1999, Angie Dickinson said that the one role she regretted turning down was the one eventually played by Carroll Baker in this film. See more »Goofs
As Dan and Rina Marlowe drive from the train station, circa 1927, there are a couple of 1940s cars parked in driveways in the background. See more »Quotes
Jonas Cord: [referring to a porn film] As for this, I've seen it. Twice. You had good lighting and a bad director.See more »
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I have seen this film at least a dozen times and I've enjoyed it more and more with each viewing. George Peppard gives the performance of a lifetime as Jonas Cord, a tycoon modeled after Howard Hughes. Jonas makes his fortune in chemicals, then branches out into aviation and then, most importantly, into Hollywood.
I love the absolute male/female dichotomy in the film. Men are men and women are women, and that's that. Each manipulates the other for their own gains. A lot like real life!
My favorite actor in the film out of a wonderful cast is the eternally youthful Bob Cummings. Bob was 53 when this was filmed and looked about 36. He really knew how to play a role. What a guy!