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Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood ()

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In 1924, Estie comes to Hollywood to become an actress but the dog that followed her becomes the star. Hollywood has its own rules of success.
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Tour Guide
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Tourist
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Dog Catcher
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Dog Catcher
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Estie Del Ruth
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Fluffy Peters
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Short Order Cook
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Grayson Potchuck
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Old Man on Bus
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Man on Bus (as William Benedict)
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Old Woman on Bus
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Studio Gatekeeper
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J.J. Fromberg
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Miss Battley
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Manny Farber
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Philip Hart
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Assistant Director
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Silent Film Director
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Silent Film Star
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Stagehand 1
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Stubby Stebbins
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Hedda Parsons
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Cleaning Woman
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Landlady
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Priest in Dog Pound
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Special Effects Man
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Silent Film Star 2
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Silent Film Villain
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Visiting Film Star
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Murray Fromberg
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Mrs. Fromberg
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President's Girl 1 (as Gloria De Haven)
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Radio Interviewer
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Stagehand 2
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Dancing Butler
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Souvenir Salesman
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Autograph Hound
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Awards Announcer
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Rhoda Flaming
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President's Girl 2
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Paul Lavell
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James Crawford
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David Hamilton
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Richard Entwhistle
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Tailor
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Rudy Montague
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Rudy's Butler
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Second Butler
Kres Mersky ...
Girl in Arab Film
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Waitress
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President's Girl 3
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Singing Telegraph Man
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Studio Guard
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Cleaning Women
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Rudy's Agent
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Woman Journalist
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Male Journalist
Jack Bernardi ...
Fluffy's Escort
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Nick
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Nick's Girl
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Premiere MC
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Premiere Male Star
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Premiere Female Star
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President's Girl 4
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Moving Man
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Man in Mexican Film
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Mexican Projectionist (as Pedro Gonzales-Gonzales)
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Prostitute Customer (as Eddie Le Veque)
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Professor Quicksand
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Mark Bennett
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Custard Pie Star
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Custard Pie Star
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Slapstick Star
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Star at Screening
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Star at Screening
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Burlesque Stagehand
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Secretary at Gate
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Grayson's Studio Secretary
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Blind Man
James Brodhead ...
Priest (as James E. Brodhead)
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Drunk
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Cook in Kitchen
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Grayson's Butler
Augustus von Schumacher ...
Won Ton Ton
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Don Ames ...
Tourist (uncredited)
Gary Bankel ...
Cop Outside Theater (uncredited)
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Awards Ceremony Guest (uncredited)
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Fromberg Butler With Phone Call (uncredited)
Jack Berle ...
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Theater Patron (uncredited)
Donald Chaffin ...
Party Guest (uncredited)
Peter Eastman ...
Man Passing Out Review Cards (uncredited)
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Old Man in Back of Bus With Hat (uncredited)
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Second Drunk (uncredited)
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Bit Part (uncredited)
Brian Gusse ...
Cop Outside Theater (uncredited)
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Theater Patron (uncredited)
Robert Hitchcock ...
Theater Patron (uncredited)
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Tourist (uncredited)
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Usher (uncredited)
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Moving Man #2 (uncredited)
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Cleaning Woman (uncredited)
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Cleaning Woman (uncredited)
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Bit Part (uncredited)
Bob Templeton ...
Ceremony Guest (uncredited)
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Troublemaker Outside Theater (uncredited)
Arthur Tovey ...
Butler (uncredited)

Directed by

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Michael Winner

Written by

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Arnold Schulman ... (written by) and
Cy Howard ... (written by)
 
Jane Wagner ... (additional writing) (uncredited)

Produced by

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David V. Picker ... producer
Arnold Schulman ... producer
Michael Winner ... producer
Tim Zinnemann ... associate producer

Music by

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Neal Hefti

Cinematography by

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Richard H. Kline ... director of photography

Editing by

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Bernard Gribble

Art Direction by

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Ward Preston

Set Decoration by

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Ned Parsons

Makeup Department

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Billy Laughridge ... hair stylist (as Billie Laughridge)
Phil Rhodes ... makeup artist (as Philip Rhodes)
Claude Díaz ... hair stylist (uncredited)

Production Management

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Tim Zinnemann ... unit production manager
Lindsley Parsons Jr. ... executive production manager: Paramount (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Charles Okun ... assistant director
Arne Schmidt ... second assistant director
Tony Bishop ... trainee assistant director (uncredited)
John 'Bud' Cardos ... second unit director (uncredited)

Art Department

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John Alvin ... poster artist
Wayne Kerner ... sign writer
Gene Anderson ... assistant property master (uncredited)
Norm Baron ... assistant art director (uncredited)
John Barton ... swing gang (uncredited)
Barry Bedig ... property master (uncredited)
Lewis Capitano ... construction foreman (uncredited)
Al Gaynor ... sketch artist (uncredited)
Ronnie Kropf ... painter (uncredited)
Johnny Lattanzio ... stand-by painter (uncredited)
Bruce Wayne Mecchi ... set dresser (uncredited)
Kevin Pike ... custom props (uncredited)
George Teurs ... leadman (uncredited)
Lowell Thomas ... construction coordinator (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Robert Post ... sound recordist (as Bob Post)
Terry Rawlings ... sound editor (as Terence Rawlings)
Hugh Strain ... re-recording mixer

Special Effects by

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Paul Stewart ... special effects (uncredited)

Stunts

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Craig R. Baxley ... stunt driver
Janet Brady ... stunts
Alan Gibbs ... stunt coordinator
James M. Halty ... stunt driver
Rick Sawaya ... stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Norman Lang ... electrician
Thomas Laughridge ... camera operator
John Toll ... first assistant camera
Kenny Bell ... still photographer (uncredited)
George Croff ... gaffer (uncredited)
Frank McKane ... best boy electric (uncredited)
Robert Sordal ... key grip (uncredited)
Joseph Viveros ... best boy grip (uncredited)
Don Whaley ... second assistant camera (uncredited)

Casting Department

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Bob Kindelon ... extras casting (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Seth Banks ... costumer
Marjorie Wahl ... costumer
Karlice M. Cobb ... wardrobe: women (uncredited)
Willie Perez ... wardrobe: men (uncredited)

Music Department

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Dale Anderson ... musician: percussion (uncredited)
Robert Bain ... musician: guitar (uncredited)
Israel Baker ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Hoyt Bohannon ... musician: trombone (uncredited)
Larry Bunker ... musician: percussion (uncredited)
Gene Cipriano ... musician: clarinet (uncredited)
Herman Clebanoff ... musician: violin (uncredited)
James Decker ... musician: french horn (uncredited)
Chuck Domanico ... musician: fender bass (uncredited)
Earl Dumler ... musician: oboe (uncredited)
Harry Edison ... musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Christine Ermacoff ... musician: cello (uncredited)
Gene Estes ... musician: percussion (uncredited)
Victor Feldman ... musician: percussion (uncredited)
Clare Fischer ... musician: piano (uncredited)
Norman Forrest ... musician: viola (uncredited)
James Getzoff ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Justin Gordon ... musician: clarinet (uncredited)
Ralph Grierson ... musician: piano (uncredited)
Neal Hefti ... conductor (uncredited)
Al Hendrickson ... musician: guitar (uncredited)
Joe Howard ... musician: trombone (uncredited)
Davida G. Jackson ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Louis Kaufman ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Raphael Kramer ... musician: cello (uncredited)
Mary Lane ... musician: cello (uncredited)
Ronald Langinger ... musician: clarinet (uncredited)
Alfred Lustgarten ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Virginia Majewski ... musician: viola (uncredited)
Shelly Manne ... musician: percussion (uncredited)
Jack Marsh ... musician: bassoon (uncredited)
Lew McCreary ... musician: trombone (uncredited)
Lanny Morgan ... musician: clarinet (uncredited)
Carole Mukagawa ... musician: viola (uncredited)
Earl Palmer ... musician: percussion (uncredited)
Jack Pepper ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Dorothy Remsen ... musician: harp (uncredited)
Emil Richards ... musician: percussion (uncredited)
George Roberts ... musician: trombone (uncredited)
Ambrose Russo ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Gordon Schoneberg ... musician: oboe (uncredited)
Ray Sherman ... musician: piano (uncredited)
Gene Sherry ... musician: french horn (uncredited)
Albert Steinberg ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Sheridon Stokes ... musician: flute (uncredited)
Tony Terran ... musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Louise Di Tullio ... musician: flute (uncredited)
Lloyd Ulyate ... musician: trombone (uncredited)
Charles Veal Jr. ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Don Waldrop ... musician: tuba (uncredited)
Eunice Wennermark ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Jimmy Zito ... musician: trumpet (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Kathy Thomas ... script supervisor (uncredited)

Transportation Department

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James D. Brubaker ... transportation captain (as James Brubaker)
Geri Nordberg ... driver
George Alden ... driver (uncredited)
Tony Borella Jr. ... driver (uncredited)
Roger Mattmuller ... cinemobile (uncredited)
Johnny Oakes ... transportation co-captain (uncredited)
Bruce Osborne ... picture cars (uncredited)
Wayne Roberts ... picture cars (uncredited)
Robert Smith ... driver (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Gene Levy ... auditor
Laurence Mark ... assistant: Mr. Picker
Karl Lewis Miller ... dog trainer (as Karl Miller)
Lou Schumacher ... dog furnisher
John Smallcombe ... assistant to director / assistant: Mr. Winner
Bud Chiles ... production assistant (uncredited)
Dan Delgado ... craft service (uncredited)
Carlos Escabosa ... first aid (uncredited)
Vic Heutschy ... publicist (uncredited)
Patti James ... secretary to producer (uncredited)
Kevin Jewison ... production assistant (uncredited)
Lynn Pankonin ... secretary to director (uncredited)
Nanette Siegert ... production secretary (uncredited)
Lee Sollenberger ... animal handler (uncredited)
Charles A. Tamburro ... helicopter pilot (uncredited)

Thanks

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Marion Dougherty ... special thanks
Elliot Shoenman ... special thanks

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Special Effects

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Storyline

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Taglines Introducing The Dog Who Launched 1000 Stars. See more »
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Also Known As
  • Rin Tin Tin, the Dog That Saved Hollywood (United States)
  • Won Ton Ton, the Dog That Saved Hollywood (United States)
  • Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood (United States)
  • A Bark is Born (United States)
  • Rin Tin Tin, the Dog That Saved Warner Bros. (United States)
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Runtime
  • 92 min
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Box Office

Budget $4,000,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia Eighty-year-old Edward Le Veque, who appeared as the prostitute's customer, was the last surviving member of the original Keystone Kops. See more »
Goofs The Bruce Dern character is constantly presenting story ideas to Hollywood moguls which they reject as being ridiculous and not commercial - although these plot ideas are in fact the basic story-lines of famous real films of a more recent date, such as "Jaws" and "The Exorcist". One such plot, however, is the basic story of "The Wizard Of Oz" - which is, of course, taken from one of the most famous works of American children's literature, published first in 1902, and the basis for a popular silent film which would have appeared only a short time before the period of this film. Presumably, no-one connected with "Won Ton Ton" knew about the book or the silent film. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Awfully Good Movies (2011). See more »
Soundtracks Paramount on Parade See more »
Quotes Estie Del Ruth: Success is nothing without the dog you love to share it with.
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