Daddy-O

Daddy-O (1958)

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Phil, a part-time truck driver and singer who wears his pants far too high, meets a feisty platinum blonde who challenges him to a drag race through Griffith Park. When he is caught and loses his license, he meets up with the sketchy Frank Wooster who offers him a job singing in his new nightclub. When Phil discovers that his new job also includes drug running, he must fight to save his friends and himself.

Date of release
1958-03-01
TMDB
4.3 / 10 (13)
Runtime
1h 14m
Genres
Crime, Music, Drama
Director
Lou Place

Casting

Interesting facts

Daddy-O is a 1959 B movie starring Dick Contino, Sandra Giles, and Bruno VeSota. It was directed by Lou Place and written by David Moessinger. The film is notable for its soundtrack as being the debut film score for John Williams. The film was released by American International Pictures as a double feature with Roadracers. It was later featured on the television series Mystery Science Theater 3000. Daddy-O was produced by Elmer C. Rhoden Jr., who also produced The Delinquents (1957) and The Cool and the Crazy (1958).

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