

Nickelodeon
1976-12-21 · 126 min · ★ 6.0
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.
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- Directors
- Peter Bogdanovich
- Production companies
- British Lion Films, EMI Films, Winkler Films
- Countries
- United Kingdom, United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 9,000,000
Top Cast
Ryan O'NealLeo Harrigan
Burt ReynoldsBuck Greenway
Tatum O'NealAlice Forsyte
Brian KeithH.H. Cobb
Stella StevensMarty Reeves
John RitterFranklin Frank
Jane HitchcockKathleen Cooke
Jack PerkinsMichael Gilhooley
Brion JamesBailiff
Joe WarfieldMorgan
Alan GibbsPatents Hooligan
Jeffrey ByronSteve
Priscilla PointerMabel
Don CalfaWaldo
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