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The Phynx is a 1970 American comedy film directed by Lee H. Katzin[1] about a rock and roll band named The Phynx and their mission in foreign affairs. The group is sent to Albania to locate celebrity hostages taken prisoner by Communists.
| The Phynx | |
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| Directed by | Lee H. Katzin |
| Written by | Bob Booker Stan Cornyn George Foster |
| Produced by | Bob Booker George Foster |
| Starring | Michael A. Miller Ray Chippeway Dennis Larden Lonny (Lonnie) Stevens |
| Music by | Mike Stoller |
Production company | Warner Bros.-Seven Arts |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
Release date |
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Running time | 81 minutes |
| Language | English |
This turned out to be the final film appearance for several of the veteran performers in the cast, including Leo Gorcey, George Tobias and Marilyn Maxwell.
History
The Phynx received an extremely limited release, and has since become something of an obscure, rarely seen cult film; bootleg copies for many years turned up on auction websites before Warner Archive officially released the film on DVD in October 2012.[2]
Plot
 | This article needs a plot summary. (June 2021) |
Cast
- The Phynx... Themselves
- A. "Michael" Miller
- Ray Chippeway
- Dennis Larden
- Lonny Stevens
- Lou Antonio... Corrigan
- Mike Kellin... Bogey
- Michael Ansara... Col. Rostinov
- George Tobias... Markevitch
- Joan Blondell... Ruby
- Martha Raye... Foxy
- Larry Hankin... Philbaby
- Pat McCormick... Father O'Hoolihan
- Ultra Violet... Felice
- Rich Little... Voice in Box
- Susan Bernard... London Belly
- Sally Struthers... World's No. 1 Fan
Cameos
- Patty Andrews
- Rona Barrett
- Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy
- Busby Berkeley
- James Brown
- Dick Clark
- Xavier Cugat
- Cass Daley
- Andy Devine
- Fritz Feld
- Leo Gorcey (in his final film role, released after his death.)
- Huntz Hall
- John Hart (as The Lone Ranger)
- Louis Hayward
- George Jessel
- Ruby Keeler
- Patsy Kelly
- Dorothy Lamour
- Guy Lombardo
- Trini Lopez
- Joe Louis
- Marilyn Maxwell (in her final film role)
- Butterfly McQueen
- Pat O'Brien
- Maureen O'Sullivan
- Richard Pryor
- Harold Sakata
- Colonel Sanders
- Jay Silverheels (as Tonto)
- Ed Sullivan
- Rudy Vallee
- Clint Walker
- Johnny Weissmuller
Significance
This was Gorcey and Hall's final time they appeared in a film together; the duo made dozens of films together as "The Dead End Kids", "East Side Kids", and "The Bowery Boys" from the 1930s to the 1950s.[3]
See also
- List of American films of 1970
- Top Secret! (1984)
References
- "The Phynx". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
- "Archived copy". www.wbshop.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - "The Last Hurrah of The Bowery Boys- Leo Gorcey and Huntz Hall". THE LIFE AND TIMES OF HOLLYWOOD. 12 February 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
External links
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На других языках
- [en] The Phynx
[ru] Финкс
«Финкс» (англ. The Phynx) — американская музыкальная кинокомедия 1970 года. Премьера фильма состоялась 6 мая 1970 года. После этого он долгие годы распространялся на видеокассетах и компакт-дисках нелегально, пока в октябре 2012 года не был выпущен на DVD Warner Archive Collection. Лента не имеет никаких наград, но примечательна тем, что в ней снялись многие известные личности (актёры, музыканты, журналисты, спортсмены и др.), причём большинство из них — в роли самих себя.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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