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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 . In 2016, the film was selected for ...
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. In the maneuvering to make sure that enemies don't get votes, all the members accidentally cast their ballot for the board's token black man, Putney Swope.
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- Robert Downey Sr.
- 1969-07-10
The original trailer in high definition of Putney Swope directed by Robert Downey Sr. and starring Arnold Johnson, Stan Gottlieb, Allen Garfield.Blu-ray (Ama...
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Each member, unable to vote for himself, casts a secret ballot for Putney Swope (Arnold Johnson), the firm's only black executive, assuming he wouldn't receive any votes from the other members.
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- Robert Downey Sr.
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- Arnold Johnson
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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.
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Putney Swope is the token black man on the executive board of a large Madison Avenue advertising agency. During a promotional meeting, the elderly company chairman, while addressing the board, drops dead of a heart attack.
