Putney Swope

R
1h 25m
1969
6.318 /10 (74)

Up Madison Ave.

Overview

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

Country : United States of America
Genre : Comedy
Languages : English
Released Date: 1969-07-10

Top Billed Cast

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

Shelley Plimpton

Face Off Girl

Elżbieta Czyżewska

Putney's Maid

Peter Maloney

Putney's Chauffeur

David Kirk

Elias, Sr.

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