The Phynx
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| Directed by | Lee H. Katzin |
| Written by | Bob Booker Stan Cornyn George Foster |
| Produced by | Bob Booker George Foster |
| Starring | Michael A. Miller Ray Chippeway Dennis Larden Lonny (Lonnie) Stevens |
| Music by | Mike Stoller |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 81 minutes |
| Language | English |
The Phynx is a 1970 comedy film directed by Lee H. Katzin[1] about a rock and roll band named The Phynx and their mission in foreign affairs. The group is sent to the country of Albania to locate celebrity hostages taken prisoner by Communists.
This turned out to be the final film appearance for several of the veteran performers in the cast, including Leo Gorcey, George Tobias and Marilyn Maxwell.
History
The Phynx was barely released and has since become something of an obscure, rarely seen cult film; bootleg copies for many years turned up on auction websites before Warner Archive officially released the film on DVD for the first time in October 2012.[2]
Cast
Principal Cast
- The Phynx... Themselves
- A. "Michael" Miller
- Ray Chipperway
- Dennis Larden
- Lonny Stevens
- Lou Antonio... Corrigan
- Mike Kellin... Bogey
- Michael Ansara... Col. Rostinov
- George Tobias... Markevitch
- Joan Blondell... Ruby
- Martha Raye... Foxy
- Larry Hankin... Philbaby
- Pat McCormick... Father O'Hoolihan
- Ultra Violet... Felice
- Rich Little... Voice in Box
- Susan Bernard... London Belly
- Sally Struthers... World's No. 1 Fan
Cameos
- Patty Andrews
- Rona Barrett
- Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy
- Busby Berkeley
- James Brown
- Dick Clark
- Xavier Cugat
- Cass Daley
- Andy Devine
- Fritz Feld
- Leo Gorcey (in his final film role, released after his death.)
- Huntz Hall
- John Hart (as The Lone Ranger)
- Louis Hayward
- George Jessel
- Ruby Keeler
- Patsy Kelly
- Dorothy Lamour
- Guy Lombardo
- Trini Lopez
- Joe Louis
- Marilyn Maxwell
- Butterfly McQueen
- Pat O'Brien
- Maureen O'Sullivan
- Richard Pryor
- Harold Sakata
- Colonel Sanders
- Jay Silverheels (as Tonto)
- Ed Sullivan
- Rudy Vallee
- Clint Walker
- Johnny Weissmuller
See also
References
- ^ "The Phynx". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
- ^ [1]
External links
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