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Putney Swope

Putney Swope

1969·Movie·1h 25m

Comedy

6.3 / 10 (86 votes)

Up Madison Ave.

Swope—the only black man on the executive board of an advertising firm—is accidentally put in charge after the death of the chairman.

Directed by
Robert Downey Sr.
Original language
English
Released
10 July 1969

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Last verified 2 Nov 2026

Cast

  • Arnold Johnson

    Arnold Johnson

    Putney Swope

  • Stan Gottlieb

    Stan Gottlieb

    Nathan

  • Allen Garfield

    Allen Garfield

    Elias, Jr.

  • AR

    Archie Russell

    Joker

  • RG

    Ramon Gordon

    Bissinger

  • BL

    Bert Lawrence

    Hawker

  • Joe Madden

    Joe Madden

    Mr. Syllables

  • Antonio Fargas

    Antonio Fargas

    The Arab

  • Laura Greene

    Laura Greene

    Mrs. Swope

  • Allan Arbus

    Allan Arbus

    Mr. Bad News

  • Pepi Hermine

    Pepi Hermine

    President of the United States

  • RH

    Ruth Hermine

    First Lady