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The most popular film by Robert Downey Sr. is this offbeat classic about the antics that ensue after Putney Swope (Arnold Johnson, his voice dubbed by a gravelly Downey), the token black man on the board of a Madison Avenue advertising agency, is inadvertently elected chairman. Putney summarily fires the whiteys, replaces them with Black Power apostles, renames the company Truth and Soul, Inc., and proceeds to wreak politically incorrect havoc.
Original Release
07/10/1969
US Release
07/10/1969
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Allen Garfield | Elias, Jr. |
| Antonio Fargas | The Arab |
| Arnold Johnson | Putney Swope / Putney |
| Stan Gottlieb | Nathan |
| Buddy Butler | Putney's Bodyguard |
| Archie Russell | Joker |
| Ramon Gordon | Bissinger |
| Bert Lawrence | Hawker |
| Joe Madden | Mr. Syllables |
| Robert Downey Sr. | Putney Swope |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Allen Garfield | Elias, Jr. |
| Antonio Fargas | The Arab |
| Arnold Johnson | Putney Swope / Putney |
| Stan Gottlieb | Nathan |
| Buddy Butler | Putney's Bodyguard |
| Archie Russell | Joker |
| Ramon Gordon | Bissinger |
| Bert Lawrence | Hawker |
| Joe Madden | Mr. Syllables |
| Robert Downey Sr. | Putney Swope |
| 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 |
| Elzbieta Czyzewska | Putney's Maid |
| Peter Maloney | Putney's Chauffeur |
| David Kirk | Elias, Sr. |
| Don George | Mr. Cards |
| Vincent Hamill | Man in White Suit |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Robert Downey Sr. | Producer |
| Henri Pachard | Producer |
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