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Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)

PG 92 min  -  Comedy  -   26 May 1976 (USA)
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In 1924 Estie comes to Hollywood to become an actress, but the dog, that followed her becomes the star. But Hollywood has its own rules of success.

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Michael Winner
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Dennis Morgan Dennis Morgan ...
Tour Guide
Shecky Greene Shecky Greene ...
Tourist
Phil Leeds Phil Leeds ...
Dog Catcher
Cliff Norton Cliff Norton ...
Dog Catcher
Madeline Kahn ...
Estie Del Ruth
Teri Garr ...
Fluffy Peters
Romo Vincent Romo Vincent ...
Short Order Cook
Bruce Dern ...
Grayson Potchuck
Sterling Holloway Sterling Holloway ...
Old Man on Bus
William 'Billy' Benedict William 'Billy' Benedict ...
Man on Bus (as William Benedict)
Dorothy Gulliver Dorothy Gulliver ...
Old Woman on Bus
William Demarest William Demarest ...
Studio Gatekeeper
Art Carney ...
J.J. Fromberg
Virginia Mayo ...
Miss Battley
Henny Youngman Henny Youngman ...
Manny Farber
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Storyline

In 1924 Estie comes to Hollywood to become an actress, but the dog, that followed her becomes the star. But Hollywood has its own rules of sucess. Written by Stephan Eichenberg <eichenbe@fak-cbg.tu-muenchen.de>  

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Plot Keywords:

Dog | Dog Actor | Film In Film | Film Making | Beautiful Woman  | See more »

Taglines:

Introducing The Dog Who Launched 1000 Stars.

Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures See more »
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Technical Specs

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Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

Although Joan Crawford is one of the few "Old Hollywood" stars who doesn't make a guest cameo appearance in the film proper, she can be clearly spotted as a chorus girl sitting at a makeup table during old film clip used under opening credits in the section headed by the name of William Demarest. See more »

Goofs

Anachronisms: Date on Won Ton Ton's slab in courtyard of Grauman's Chinese Theater is dated 1923 - but theater didn't even open until 1927. See more »

Connections

References Rooster Cogburn (1975) See more »

Soundtracks

"Love Theme"
from The Godfather
by Nino Rota (as N. Rota) See more »