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Putney Swope

Up Madison Ave.

Film19691h 25mReleased

Comedy
Not rated

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Director
Robert Downey Sr.
Language
English
Released
1969-07-10
Runtime
1h 25m

Community score

6.383 votes on TMDB

Confidence

Rating weighted by how many people voted

6.4

The story

Swope—the only black man on the executive board of an advertising firm—is accidentally put in charge after the death of the chairman.

Cast

  • Arnold Johnson
    Arnold JohnsonPutney Swope
  • Stan Gottlieb
    Stan GottliebNathan
  • Allen Garfield
    Allen GarfieldElias, Jr.
  • Archie Russell — artwork unavailable
    Archie RussellJoker
  • Ramon Gordon — artwork unavailable
    Ramon GordonBissinger
  • Bert Lawrence — artwork unavailable
    Bert LawrenceHawker
  • Joe Madden
    Joe MaddenMr. Syllables
  • Antonio Fargas
    Antonio FargasThe Arab
  • Laura Greene
    Laura GreeneMrs. Swope
  • Allan Arbus
    Allan ArbusMr. Bad News