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Cast verified as complete
| Paul Newman | ... |
Lew Harper
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| Lauren Bacall | ... |
Elaine Sampson
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| Julie Harris | ... |
Betty Fraley
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| Arthur Hill | ... |
Albert Graves
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| Janet Leigh | ... |
Susan Harper
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| Pamela Tiffin | ... |
Miranda Sampson
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| Robert Wagner | ... |
Allan Taggert
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| Robert Webber | ... |
Dwight Troy
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| Shelley Winters | ... |
Fay Estabrook
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| Harold Gould | ... |
Sheriff Spanner
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| Roy Jenson | ... |
Puddler
(as Roy Jensen)
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| Strother Martin | ... |
Claude
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| Martin West | ... |
Deputy
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| Jacqueline deWit | ... |
Mrs. Kronberg
(as Jacqueline de Wit)
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| Eugene Iglesias | ... |
Felix
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| Richard Carlyle | ... |
Fred Platt
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| Al Bain | ... |
Bar Patron (uncredited)
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Horace G. Brown | ... |
Bartender (uncredited)
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David Cadiente | ... |
Immigrant (uncredited)
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| Steve Carruthers | ... |
Bar Patron (uncredited)
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| Gene Coogan | ... |
Immigrant (uncredited)
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| Mary Gregory | ... |
Waitress (uncredited)
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Kathryn Janssen | ... |
Telephone Operator (uncredited)
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Chester Jones | ... |
Waiter (uncredited)
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| Louise Lane | ... |
Hotel Guest (uncredited)
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| China Lee | ... |
Dancer (uncredited)
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Lewis Marvin | ... |
Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
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| James McHale | ... |
Cab Driver (uncredited)
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Andres Oropeza | ... |
Piano Player (uncredited)
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Murray Pollack | ... |
Bar Patron (uncredited)
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Martin Priest | ... |
Dancer (uncredited)
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Jerry Rush | ... |
Bar Patron (uncredited)
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| Cosmo Sardo | ... |
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
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| Tom Steele | ... |
Eddie Rossiter (uncredited)
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| Norman Stevans | ... |
Bar Patron (uncredited)
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Herbert Sullivan | ... |
Waiter (uncredited)
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Maxie Thrower | ... |
Waiter (uncredited)
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Roseann Williams | ... |
Bunny Dancer (uncredited)
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| Sheb Wooley | ... |
Puddler (uncredited) (archiveSound)
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Directed by
| Jack Smight | ||
Written by
| William Goldman | ... | (screenplay) |
| Ross Macdonald | ... | (novel "The Moving Target") |
Produced by
| Jerry Gershwin | ... | producer |
| Elliott Kastner | ... | producer |
Music by
| Johnny Mandel | ||
Cinematography by
| Conrad L. Hall | ... | director of photography (as Conrad Hall) |
Editing by
| Stefan Arnsten | ||
Art Direction by
| Alfred Sweeney | ||
Set Decoration by
| Claude E. Carpenter | ... | (as Claude Carpenter) |
Makeup Department
| Gordon Bau | ... | makeup supervisor |
| Jean Burt Reilly | ... | supervising hair stylist |
Production Management
| Chuck Hansen | ... | unit manager (as Charles Hansen) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| James H. Brown | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Tyrus Wong | ... | art department (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Stanley Jones | ... | sound |
| Frank Regula | ... | boom operator (uncredited) |
Stunts
| Paul Baxley | ... | stunt coordinator (uncredited) / stunt double: Paul Newman (uncredited) / stunts (uncredited) |
| Gene Coogan | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Dick Crockett | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Sol Gorss | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Bob Herron | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Ann Pat Kelly | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Sam A. Mides | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Herb Pacheco | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Harvey Parry | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Joe Pronto | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Bill Shannon | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Jim Sheppard | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Tom Steele | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Jerry Summers | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Morton C. Thompson | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| James Turley | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Ron Veto | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Jordan Cronenweth | ... | assistant camera (uncredited) / camera operator (uncredited) |
| Richard Doran | ... | first assistant camera (uncredited) |
| Richard Moore | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
| Kenneth B. Taylor | ... | grip (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Willis Holman | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
| Johnny Mandel | ... | conductor (uncredited) |
| Dan Wallin | ... | music scoring mixer (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Bert Steinberg | ... | dialogue supervisor |
| Wayne Fitzgerald | ... | title designer (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Gershwin-Kastner Productions (presents)
Distributors
- Warner Bros. (1966) (United States) (theatrical)
- Warner-Pathé Distributors (1966) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1966) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Warner-Tonefilm (1966) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1966) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. Pictures (1966) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1966) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1966) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. Entertainment Finland (1966) (Finland) (theatrical)
- CBS (1971) (United States) (tv) (original airing) (pan/scan version)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (1984) (Finland) (tv)
- La Cinq (1988) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- Scanvideo (Finland) (video)
- TV3 (1990) (Finland) (tv)
- Warner Home Video (1991) (United States) (VHS) (pan/scan version)
- Warner Home Video (2006) (Germany) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2006) (United States) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2007) (Finland) (DVD)
- Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (2018) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- Warner Home Video (2018) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- Continental Cinematográfica (Spain) (theatrical)
- NHK BS Premium (2013) (Japan) (tv)
- NHK-BS2 (2003) (Japan) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Lew Harper is a Los Angeles based private investigator whose marriage to Susan Harper, who he still loves, is ending in imminent divorce since she can't stand being second fiddle to his work, which is always taking him away at the most inopportune of times. His latest client is tough talking and physically disabled Elaine Sampson, who wants him to find her wealthy husband, Ralph Sampson, missing now for twenty-four hours, ever since he disappeared at Van Nuys Airport after having just arrived from Vegas. No one seems to like Ralph, Elaine included. She believes he is cavorting with another woman. Harper got the case on the recommendation of the Sampsons' lawyer and Harper's personal friend, milquetoast Albert Graves, who is unrequitedly in love with Sampson's seductive daughter, Miranda Sampson. Miranda, whom Harper later states throws herself at anything "pretty in pants", also has a decidedly cold relationship with her stepmother, Elaine. As Harper begins his investigation, he is often joined by one or two new sidekicks, Miranda, and/or Allan Taggert, Ralph Sampson's private pilot who was the last person to see him before his disappearance. Living on the Sampson estate, Taggert is also Miranda's casual boyfriend, although his heart lies elsewhere. (Harper nicknames Taggert "Beauty" for the latter's preppy good looks.) It is finally confirmed that Sampson has been kidnapped after a ransom note is received. As Harper follows leads, he ends up in the underbelly of Los Angeles, which includes encounters with Betty Fraley (a junkie lounge singer), Fay Estabrook (an ex-movie ingénue now an overweight alcoholic), and Claude (a religious cult leader). At each of Harper's stops, people seem to want to beat him up and/or kill him. The case takes a turn after they decide to pay the $500,000 ransom to see where it leads. Written by Huggo |
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| Taglines | This is a different kind of cat named Harper... and excitement clings to him like a dame! See more » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $3,500,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Years after this film was made, Paul Newman and Shelley Winters appeared together as guests on The Tonight Show. When Johnny Carson asked Winters, "Have you and Paul ever worked together?", Winters replied, "No, we haven't had the opportunity." Newman did an astonished double-take. "We haven't? What was I in Harper (1966)? Chopped liver?" To her chagrin, Winters admitted that she had forgotten about the movie. Newman was incredulous. "I made love to you for two days, in front of the cameras! you tell me you forgot about that." See more » |
| Goofs | After Harper (played by a stuntman) dives through the shed window he runs between some dilapidated ship vent stacks. As the stuntman moves behind the stack, one can see Harper's (Newman) head sticking out on the other side and the stuntman's hind side out the other. The size of the combined Harper at that point is probably more than10 feet tall. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into La classe américaine (1993). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Livin' Alone See more » |
| Quotes |
Lew Harper:
The bottom is loaded with nice people, Albert. Only cream and bastards rise. See more » |