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Putney Swope is a 1969 American satirical comedy film written and directed by Robert Downey Sr., and starring Arnold Johnson as the title character, a black advertising executive. The film satirizes the advertising world, the portrayal of race in Hollywood films and the nature of corporate corruption.
Putney Swope: Directed by Robert Downey Sr.. With Stan Gottlieb, Allen Garfield, Archie Russell, Ramon Gordon. The board of directors at a Madison Avenue ad agency must elect a new chairman.
Putney Swope. 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 Swope. R Released Jul 10, 1969 1h 28m Comedy CTA List. 69% Tomatometer 16 Reviews 75% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings. When its chairman dies, an advertising firm's executive board must elect...
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Putney Swope is a film about an advertising executive who becomes the chairman of a firm after a series of accidents. The film features absurd and subversive humor, and was directed by Robert Downey Sr.
Putney Swope is a 1969 American satirical comedy film written and directed by Robert Downey Sr., and starring Arnold Johnson as the title character, a black advertising executive. The film satirizes the advertising world, the portrayal of race in Hollywood films and the nature of corporate corruption.