Three movie genres of the 1930s, boxing films, WWI aviation dramas, and backstage Broadway musicals, are satirized using the same cast.
Directed by Stanley Donen
musical
backstage
spoof
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Cast
George C. Scott
Gloves Malloy / Spats Baxter
Trish Van Devere
Betsy McGuire / Isobel Stuart
Red Buttons
Peanuts / Jinks Murphy
Eli Wallach
Vince Marlow / Pop
Harry Hamlin
Joey Popchik ("Dynamite Hands")
Ann Reinking
Troubles Moran ("Dynamite Hands")
Jocelyn Brando
Mama Popchik / Mrs. Updike
Michael Kidd
"Pop" Popchik ("Dynamite Hands")
Kathleen Beller
Angie Popchik ("Dynamite Hands")
Barry Bostwick
Johnny Danko / Dick Cummings
Art Carney
Dr. Blaine / Dr. Bowers
Barbara Harris
Trixie Lane ("Baxter's Beauties of 1933")
Crew
Stanley Donen
Director
Larry Gelbart
Writer
Ralph Burns
Original Music Composer
Stanley Donen
Producer
Michael Kidd
Choreographer
Jack Fisk
Art Direction
Dan Perri
Title Designer
Popular Reviews
1 review
Sydney Salk
the whole concept is really fun and I love seeing the director of singing in the rain ape early musicals once again, but now from post modernity. I do however think this would be better as a Mel Brooks movie… Troubles Moran owes everything to Madeline Kahn
the whole concept is really fun and I love seeing the director of singing in the rain ape early musicals once again, but now from post modernity. I do however think this would be better as a Mel Brooks movie… Troubles Moran owes everything to Madeline Kahn
