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

1978

1h 48m

6.0(21 votes)

Comedy

Overview

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

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Cast & Crew

54 members

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George C. Scott

Gloves Malloy / Spats Baxter

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Trish Van Devere

Betsy McGuire / Isobel Stuart

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Red Buttons

Peanuts / Jinks Murphy

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Eli Wallach

Vince Marlow / Pop

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Harry Hamlin

Joey Popchik ("Dynamite Hands")

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Ann Reinking

Troubles Moran ("Dynamite Hands")

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Jocelyn Brando

Mama Popchik / Mrs. Updike

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Michael Kidd

"Pop" Popchik ("Dynamite Hands")

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Kathleen Beller

Angie Popchik ("Dynamite Hands")

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Barry Bostwick

Johnny Danko / Dick Cummings

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Art Carney

Dr. Blaine / Dr. Bowers

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Barbara Harris

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

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Rebecca York

Kitty ("Baxter's Beauties of 1933")

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George P. Wilbur

Tony Norton ("Dynamite Hands")

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Clay Hodges

Sailor Lawson ("Dynamite Hands")

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Charles Lane

Judge / Mr. Pennington

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Peter Stader

Barney Keegle ("Dynamite Hands")

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Jimmy Lennon Sr.

The Announcer ("Dynamite Hands")

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Dick Winslow

Reporter / Tinkle Johnson

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Brendan Dillon

Jury Foreman ("Dynamite Hands")

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John Hudkins

Hood #1 / Mover #2

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Bob Herron

Hood #2 / Mover #1

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Denver Mattson

Sparring Partner ("Dynamite Hands")

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Jimmy Nickerson

Freddie Fox ("Dynamite Hands")

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Harvey Parry

Referee #1 ("Dynamite Hands")

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Wally Rose

Referee #2 ("Dynamite Hands")

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Fred Scheiwiller

Keegle's Manager ("Dynamite Hands")

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James J. Casino

Keegle's Second ("Dynamite Hands")

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John McKee

Timekeeper ("Dynamite Hands")

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Gary Stokes

Timekeeper ("Dynamite Hands")

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Garth Thompson

Irish Goldberg ("Dynamite Hands")

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Clifford Happy

K.O. Brown ("Dynamite Hands")

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Terry L. Nichols

Kid Gale ("Dynamite Hands")

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Larry Hayden

Fighter #4 ("Dynamite Hands")

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Patrick Omeirs

Fighter #5 ("Dynamite Hands")

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Michael Rodgers

Tiger Barnes ("Dynamite Hands")

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Tom Morga

Killer Wales ("Dynamite Hands")

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Clarence Beatty

Zito Prima ("Dynamite Hands")

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Charlie Murray

Fan #1 ("Dynamite Hands")

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Evelyn Moriarty

Fan #2 ("Dynamite Hands")

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June McCall

Fan #3 ("Dynamite Hands")

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Jack Slate

Fan #4 ("Dynamite Hands")

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Michael Lansing

Fan #5 ("Dynamite Hands")

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Chuck Hicks

Hood #3 ("Dynamite Hands")

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George Fisher

Hood #4 ("Dynamite Hands")

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Maidie Norman

Gussie ("Baxter's Beauties of 1933")

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Barney Martin

Motorcycle Cop ("Baxter's Beauties of 1933")

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Sebastian Brook

Fritz ("Baxter's Beauties of 1933")

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Jerry von Hoeltke

.Theater Workman ("Baxter's Beauties of 1933")

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Paula Jones

Chorus Girl ("Baxter's Beauties of 1933")

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John Henry

Chorus Boy ("Baxter's Beauties of 1933")

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George Burns

Himself (uncredited)

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Stanley Donen

Nightclub Emcee / Cab Driver (uncredited)

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Peter Eastman

Jury Member ("Dynamite Hands") (uncredited)

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