Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood

Introducing The Dog Who Launched 1000 Stars.

1976•1h 32m•4.1/10

Comedy

Ratings

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4.1/10(15)

A would-be filmmaker and actress shake up the industry with a trick dog who gets discovered by a studio bus driver in the 1920s.

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Production

Paramount Pictures

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Bruce Dern

Bruce Dern

Grayson Potchuck

Madeline Kahn

Madeline Kahn

Estie Del Ruth

Art Carney

Art Carney

J.J. Fromberg

Phil Silvers

Phil Silvers

Murray Fromberg

Teri Garr

Teri Garr

Fluffy Peters

Ron Leibman

Ron Leibman

Rudy Montague

Sterling Holloway

Sterling Holloway

Old Man on Bus

Virginia Mayo

Virginia Mayo

Miss Battley

Henny Youngman

Henny Youngman

Manny Farber

Ethel Merman

Ethel Merman

Hedda Parsons

Ricardo Montalban

Ricardo Montalban

Silent Film Star

Aldo Ray

Aldo Ray

Stubby Stebbins

Joan Blondell

Joan Blondell

Landlady

Broderick Crawford

Broderick Crawford

Special Effects Man

Dorothy Lamour

Dorothy Lamour

Visiting Film Star

Ann Miller

Ann Miller

Presidents' Girl 2

Dean Stockwell

Dean Stockwell

Paul Levell

Tab Hunter

Tab Hunter

David Hamilton

Victor Mature

Victor Mature

Nick

Barbara Nichols

Barbara Nichols

Nick's Girl

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