poster

1978

PG (11/01/1978) (US)

Comedy,

1h 48m

59

User Score

It's the swellest. It's the cream of the silver screen. It's got buckets of tears and a million laughs.

Overview

Three movie genres of the 1930s, boxing films, WWI aviation dramas, and backstage Broadway musicals, are satirized using the same cast.

1978

59

User Score

PG (11/01/1978) (US)

Comedy,

1h 48m

It's the swellest. It's the cream of the silver screen. It's got buckets of tears and a million laughs.

Overview

Three movie genres of the 1930s, boxing films, WWI aviation dramas, and backstage Broadway musicals, are satirized using the same cast.

Cast

George C. Scott

George C. Scott

Gloves Malloy / Spats Baxter

Trish Van Devere

Trish Van Devere

Betsy McGuire / Isobel Stuart

Red Buttons

Red Buttons

Peanuts / Jinks Murphy

Eli Wallach

Eli Wallach

Vince Marlow / Pop

Harry Hamlin

Harry Hamlin

Joey Popchik ("Dynamite Hands")

Ann Reinking

Ann Reinking

Troubles Moran ("Dynamite Hands")

Jocelyn Brando

Jocelyn Brando

Mama Popchik / Mrs. Updike

Michael Kidd

Michael Kidd

"Pop" Popchik ("Dynamite Hands")

Kathleen Beller

Kathleen Beller

Angie Popchik ("Dynamite Hands")

Barry Bostwick

Barry Bostwick

Johnny Danko / Dick Cummings

Art Carney

Art Carney

Dr. Blaine / Dr. Bowers

Barbara Harris

Barbara Harris

Trixie Lane ("Baxter's Beauties of 1933")

Rebecca York

Rebecca York

Kitty ("Baxter's Beauties of 1933")

George P. Wilbur

George P. Wilbur

Tony Norton ("Dynamite Hands")

Clay Hodges

Clay Hodges

Sailor Lawson ("Dynamite Hands")

Charles Lane

Charles Lane

Judge / Mr. Pennington

Peter Stader

Peter Stader

Barney Keegle ("Dynamite Hands")

Jimmy Lennon Sr.

Jimmy Lennon Sr.

The Announcer ("Dynamite Hands")

Dick Winslow

Dick Winslow

Reporter / Tinkle Johnson

Brendan Dillon

Brendan Dillon

Jury Foreman ("Dynamite Hands")