The Love God?
The Love God?
The Love God?
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1969
1h 41m
5.8(16 votes)
Comedy

Overview

Ornithologist Abner Peacock sells off his modest-selling birdwatching periodical to a charlatan who turns it into a girlie mag, making it a massive financial success. After Peacock and the magazine are taken to court on obscenity charges, he unwillingly becomes a reluctant hero and ends up a swinging libertine.

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Universal Pictures

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Cast & Crew

56 members
Acting

Don Knotts

Abner Audubon Peacock IV

Don Knotts
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Anne Francis

Lisa LaMonica

Anne Francis
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Edmond O'Brien

Osborn Tremaine

Edmond O'Brien
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Maureen Arthur

Evelyn Tremaine

Maureen Arthur
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James Gregory

Darrell Evans Hughes

James Gregory
Acting

Maggie Peterson

Rose Ellen Wilkerson

Maggie Peterson
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Jesslyn Fax

Miss Love

Jesslyn Fax
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Jacques Aubuchon

Carter Fenton

Jacques Aubuchon
Acting

Marjorie Bennett

Miss Pickering

Marjorie Bennett
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Jim Boles

Amos Peacock

Jim Boles
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Ruth McDevitt

Miss Keezy

Ruth McDevitt
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Roy Stuart

Joe Merkel

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Herb Voland

Atty. General Frederick Snow

Herb Voland
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James Westerfield

Rev. Wilkerson

James Westerfield
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Bob Hastings

Shrader

Bob Hastings
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Larry McCormick

Rich

Larry McCormick
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Robert P. Lieb

Rayfield

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Willis Bouchey

Judge Jeremiah Claypool

Willis Bouchey
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Herbie Faye

Lester Timkin

Herbie Faye
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Johnny Seven

Petey

Johnny Seven
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Joseph V. Perry

Big Joe

Joseph V. Perry
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Jim Begg

Hotchkiss

Jim Begg
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Carla Borelli

Erica Lane

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B.S. Pully

J. Charles Twilight

B.S. Pully
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Leon Alton

Club Patron (uncredited)

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Barbara Bosson

Minor Role (uncredited)

Barbara Bosson
Acting

Frank Coghlan Jr.

Reporter (uncredited)

Frank Coghlan Jr.
Acting

Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez

Jose - Jungle Guide (uncredited)

Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez
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James Gonzalez

Church Member (uncredited)

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Pitt Herbert

Minister (uncredited)

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George Holmes

Onlooker (uncredited)

George Holmes
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John Hubbard

Craig Frazier (uncredited)

John Hubbard
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Michael Jeffers

Church Member (uncredited)

Michael Jeffers
Acting

Kenner G. Kemp

Church Member (uncredited)

Kenner G. Kemp
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Elizabeth Kerr

Family Member (uncredited)

Elizabeth Kerr
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Darlene Love

Singer with The Blossoms (uncredited)

Darlene Love
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James McHale

Reporter (uncredited)

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Dal McKennon

Bird Caller (uncredited)

Dal McKennon
Acting

Ron Nyman

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Ron Nyman
Acting

Rita Quigley

Minor Role (uncredited)

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Jean Ransome

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

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Leoda Richards

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Leoda Richards
Acting

Billy Sands

Barber (uncredited)

Billy Sands
Acting

Diane Sayer

Model (uncredited)

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Christopher Shea

Boy Scout (uncredited)

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Bunny Summers

Minor Role (uncredited)

Bunny Summers
Acting

Ethel Bryant

Unknown Role

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Aleshia Brevard

Unknown Role

Aleshia Brevard
Acting

Rudy Germane

Club Patron (uncredited)

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Dick Cherney

Club Patron (uncredited)

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Tony Franke

Nazi Punk (uncredited)

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Trent Lehman

Boy Scout on Doorstep (uncredited)

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Acting

Caryl Lincoln

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Caryl Lincoln
Acting

Arthur Tovey

Club Patron (uncredited)

Arthur Tovey
Acting

Barry Brooks

Minor Role (uncredited)

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Lynn Fields

Model (uncredited)

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