Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood

Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Michael Winner
Written by	Arnold Schulman Cy Howard
Starring	Bruce Dern Madeline Kahn Art Carney Teri Garr
Music by	Neal Hefti
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release dates	May 26, 1976
Running time	92 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood is a 1976 film directed by Michael Winner, and stars Bruce Dern, Madeline Kahn, Teri Garr and Art Carney. Spoofing the craze surrounding Rin Tin Tin, the film is notable for the large number of cameo appearances by actors and actresses from Hollywood's golden age.^[1][2] Some of these actors/actresses have in their own right been employees of the film's distributor, Paramount Pictures.

Cast

Starring

Larger cameos

Brief Cameo appearances

Production

The film was originally called Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Warner Bros. It was based on the career of Rin Tin Tin. The story was written by Cy Howard in 1971. He hired Arnold Schulmann to write the script. It was developed by David Picker at Warner Bros. He took the script with him when he moved to Paramount, causing the title to be changed. Filming started in August 1975.^[3]

References

External links

• Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood at the Internet Movie Database
• Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood at the TCM Movie Database
• Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood at Rotten Tomatoes