Summary
In the silent film era, attorney Leo Harrigan and gunslinger Buck Greenway are hired to stop an illegal film production. However, they soon team up with the filmmakers and become important players in the show business industry. Leo learns he has a talent for directing, and Buck's cowboy persona quickly earns him leading-man status — but both men fall for beautiful starlet Kathleen Cooke, leading to a heated personal rivalry.
Details
Release Date: December 21, 1976
Runtime: 126 minutes
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: EN
Rating: ⭐ 6.1/10 (45 votes)
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Cast
Ryan O'Neal
Leo Harrigan
Burt Reynolds
Buck Greenway
Tatum O'Neal
Alice Forsyte
Brian Keith
H.H. Cobb
Stella Stevens
Marty Reeves
John Ritter
Franklin Frank
Jane Hitchcock
Kathleen Cooke
Jack Perkins
Michael Gilhooley
Brion James
Bailiff
Joe Warfield
Morgan
Lorenzo Music
Mullins
Jeffrey Byron
Steve
Priscilla Pointer
Mabel
Don Calfa
Waldo
Philip Bruns
Duncan
E.J. André
Stage Performer
Christa Lang
Stage Performer
Maurice Manson
Stage Performer
Louis Guss
Dinsdale
Mathilda Calnan
German Bakery Lady
James O'Connell
Patents Thug
Harry Carey, Jr.
Dobie
James Best
Jim
John Chappell
John
George Gaynes
Reginald Kingsley
M. Emmet Walsh
"Father" Logan
Griffin O'Neal
Bicycle Boy
Morgan Farley
Movie Fanatic
Anna Thea Bogdanovich
Movie Fanatic
Elaine Partnow
Movie Fanatic
Joseph G. Medalis
Movie Fanatic
Billy Beck
Movie Fanatic
Gordon Hurst
Policeman
Hamilton Camp
Blacker
Ted Gehring
Stoneman
Stanley Brock
Parker
John Finnegan
Kathleen's Director
Bob Harks
Hotel Guest (uncredited)
John Otrin
Man (uncredited)