Cold Turkey
Cold Turkey
Cold Turkey
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1971
1h 39m
6.2(25 votes)
Comedy

Overview

Reverend Brooks leads his small Iowa town in a contest to stop smoking for a month. But some tobacco executives don't want them to win, and try everything they can to make them smoke. If townspeople don't go nuts from wanting a cigarette, or kill each other from irritation and frustration, they will win a huge prize.

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Production Companies

Tandem Productions

Videos & Trailers

2 videos

Cast & Crew

48 members
Acting

Dick Van Dyke

Rev. Clayton Brooks

Dick Van Dyke
Acting

Pippa Scott

Natalie Brooks

Pippa Scott
Acting

Tom Poston

Mr. Stopworth

Tom Poston
Acting

Edward Everett Horton

Hiram C. Grayson

Edward Everett Horton
Acting

Bob Elliott

Hugh Upson / David Chetley / Sandy Van Andy

Bob Elliott
Acting

Vincent Gardenia

Mayor Wappler

Vincent Gardenia
Acting

Barnard Hughes

Dr. Proctor

Barnard Hughes
Acting

Graham Jarvis

Amos Bush

Graham Jarvis
Acting

Jean Stapleton

Mrs. Wappler

Jean Stapleton
Acting

Paul Benedict

Zen Buddhist

Paul Benedict
Acting

Judith Lowry

Odie Turman

Judith Lowry
Acting

Bob Newhart

Merwin Wren

Bob Newhart
Acting

Hubert H. Humphrey

Self (archive footage)

Hubert H. Humphrey
Acting

Pat Nixon

Self (archive footage)

Pat Nixon
Acting

Richard Nixon

Self (archive footage)

Richard Nixon
Acting

Ronald Reagan

Self (archive footage)

Ronald Reagan
Acting

Spiro Agnew

Self (archive footage)

Spiro Agnew
Acting

Barbara Cason

Letitia Hornsby

Barbara Cason
Acting

Sudie Bond

Cissy

Sudie Bond
Acting

Helen Page Camp

Mrs. Watson

No Image
Acting

Simon Scott

Mr. Kandiss

Simon Scott
Acting

Raymond Kark

Homer Watson

No Image
Acting

Peggy Rea

Mrs. Proctor

Peggy Rea
Acting

Woodrow Parfrey

Tobacco Executive

Woodrow Parfrey
Acting

George Mann

Bishop Manley

No Image
Acting

Charles Pinney

Col. Galloway

No Image
Acting

M. Emmet Walsh

Art

M. Emmet Walsh
Acting

Gloria LeRoy

The Hooker

Gloria LeRoy
Acting

Eric Boles

Dennis

No Image
Acting

Jack Grimes

TV Stage Manager

No Image
Acting

Walter Sande

Tobacco Executive

Walter Sande
Acting

Harvey Jason

Hypnotist

Harvey Jason
Acting

Robert Christopher

Television Director (uncredited)

No Image
Acting

Murray Cline

Milkman (uncredited)

No Image
Acting

Michael Cornelison

Protester (uncredited)

No Image
Acting

Stan Gottlieb

Man on Operating Table (uncredited)

Stan Gottlieb
Acting

Ray Goulding

Walter Chronic / Paul Hardly / Arthur Lordly (uncredited)

Ray Goulding
Production

Lynn Guthrie

Townsman (uncredited)

No Image
Acting

Hubert H. Humphrey

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Hubert H. Humphrey
Acting

Ted Knight

Mr. Slick (uncredited)

Ted Knight
Production

Norman Lear

Crying Man (uncredited)

Norman Lear
Acting

Maureen McCormick

Talking Doll (voice) (uncredited)

Maureen McCormick
Writing

Burt Prelutsky

Tourist Asking for Directions (uncredited)

No Image
Acting

Mrs. Burt Prelutsky

Tourist's Wife (uncredited)

No Image
Acting

Charles White

Senator Sildge (uncredited)

Charles White
Sound

Jerry Whittington

Wilber Scott (uncredited)

No Image
Acting

Glenn Yarbrough

Working Stiff (uncredited)

Glenn Yarbrough
Acting

Louis Zorich

Douglas Truesdale (uncredited)

Louis Zorich

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