Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes13%
Metacritic52/100
59 audience votes
Key crew
- Peter BogdanovichWriter
- Peter BogdanovichDirector
- W.D. RichterWriter
- Richard HazardOriginal Music Composer
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
- Sidney ArmusJudge
- Joe WarfieldMorgan
- Tamar CooperEdna Mae Gilhooley
Stills
Themes
hollywoodlos angeles, california1910sfilm director