Movie Comedy
Don't Rock the boat… Sink it.
Swope—the only black man on the executive board of an advertising firm—is accidentally put in charge after the death of the chairman.
Arnold Johnson Stan Gottlieb Allen Garfield Archie Russell Ramon Gordon Bert Lawrence Joe Madden Antonio Fargas Laura Greene Allan Arbus Pepi Hermine Ruth Hermine Shelley Plimpton Elżbieta Czyżewska Peter Maloney David Kirk Don George Buddy Butler Vincent Hamill Tom Odachi Robert Staats Alan Abel Sol Brawerman Steven Ben Israel Mel Brooks Luise Heath Anthony Chisholm George Morgan Lawrence Wolf Peter Benson Chuck Green Ching Yeh Spunky-Funk Johnson Joe Fields Norman Schreiber Barbara Clarke Chisolm Catherine Lojacono Johnjohn Robinson Charles Carlton Buffum Ron Palombo Geegee Brown Vance Amaker Al Green Chuck Ender Walter Jones Khaula Bakr Melvia Marshall Annette Marshall Andrea Marshall Laraaji Eric Krupnik Abdul Hakeim Jesse McDonald C. Robert Scott Leopoldo Mandeville Vince Morgan Jr. Al Browne Marie Claire Eileen Peterson William H. Boesen Carol Farber Cerves McNeill Carolyn Cardwell Paul Storob Jeff Lord Tom Boya Major Cole David Butts Franklin Scott Paul Alladice Exit Ronnie Dyson Paulette Marron Delilah Carol Hobbs Birgitta Grania Marco Heiblim Larry Greenfield Lloyd Kagin Perry Gewirtz Herbert Kerr Hal Schochet Fred Hirschhorn George Marshall Donald Lev Donald Breitman Don Calfa Marlene Clark Robert Downey Sr. Mama Lu Parks David Downing Bob Larkin Annette Larkins Wendy Appel
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