Acting
Oates trying to save a doomed production through sheer presence.
Direction
Magwood's original vision vs. what MGM mangled.
Director
Paul Magwood
Warren Oates
Chandler
Leslie Caron
Katherine Creighton
Alex Dreier
Ross J. Carmady
Mitchell Ryan
Chuck Kincaid
Gordon Pinsent
John Melchior
Charles McGraw
Bernie Oakman
Richard Loo
Leo
Gloria Grahame
Selma
Walter Burke
Zeno
Marianne McAndrew
Angel Carter
Scatman Crothers
Smoke
John Mitchum
Rudy, Bartender
Vickery Turner
Salesgirl
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
MGM took the film away from Magwood, fired editor Lou Lombardo, and added gratuitous nudity.
This disaster killed Magwood's directing career and became a cautionary tale about studio interference.
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