Putney Swope (1969)
Up Madison Ave.
Swope—the only black man on the executive board of an advertising firm—is accidentally put in charge after the death of the chairman.
- Date of release
- 1969-07-10
- TMDB
- 6.3 / 10 (86)
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Genres
- Comedy
- Director
- Robert Downey Sr.
Casting
- Arnold Johnson — Putney Swope
- Stan Gottlieb — Nathan
- Allen Garfield — Elias, Jr.
- Archie Russell — Joker
- Ramon Gordon — Bissinger
- Bert Lawrence — Hawker
- Joe Madden — Mr. Syllables
- Antonio Fargas — The Arab
- Laura Greene — Mrs. Swope
- Allan Arbus — Mr. Bad News
- Pepi Hermine — President of the United States
- Ruth Hermine — First Lady
Interesting facts
Putney Swope is a 1969 American independent satirical comedy film written and directed by Robert Downey Sr., and starring Arnold Johnson as the title character, a black advertising executive. The film satirizes the advertising world, the portrayal of race in Hollywood films and the nature of corporate corruption.
Production
In a DVD interview, Downey claims that Johnson had great difficulty memorizing and giving his lines during filming. Downey says he was unconcerned as he had developed a plan to dub his own voice over Johnson's.
Though the film is in black and white, the Truth and Soul commercials are in color.
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