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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 ...

  2. 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.

  3. Sep 25, 2019 · The original trailer in high definition of Putney Swope directed by Robert Downey Sr. and starring Arnold Johnson, Stan Gottlieb, Allen Garfield.

  4. Putney Swope (1969) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.

  5. When its chairman dies, an advertising firm's executive board must elect someone to fill the position. Each member, unable to vote for himself, casts a secret ballot for Putney Swope (Arnold ...

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  6. 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.

  7. 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.

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