| You've Got to Be Smart | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Ellis Kadison |
| Written by | Ellis Kadison |
| Produced by | Ellis Kadison |
| Starring | Tom Stern Roger Perry Gloria Castillo Mamie Van Doren Preston Foster |
| Cinematography | Harry J. May |
| Edited by | A.J. Cornall |
| Music by | Gerald Alters Stan Worth |
| Release date |
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| Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
You've Got to Be Smart (alternatively titled: The Smart Ones) is a 1967 low-budgeted drama film directed by Ellis Kadison and starring Tom Stern, Roger Perry, Gloria Castillo, and Mamie Van Doren. The film was released in few theaters in 1967.
Plot summary
A con man finds a singing teenage preacher in a small town in Arkansas, and brings him to Los Angeles, where he sets him up with his own show, and waits for the money to come pouring in.
Cast
- Tom Stern – Nick Sloane
- Roger Perry – Jery Harper
- Gloria Castillo – Connie Jackson
- Mamie Van Doren – Miss Hathaway
- Preston Foster – D.A. Griggs
- Jeff Bantam – Methusaleh Jones
- Mike Bantam – Methusaleh's brother
- Fritz Bantam – Methusaleh's brother
References
- You’ve Got to Be Smart (1967) | MUBI. Retrieved 2025-01-15 – via mubi.com.
- You've Got To Be Smart (1967). Retrieved 2025-01-15 – via letterboxd.com.
External links
- You've Got to Be Smart at IMDb
- You've Got to Be Smart at the TCM Movie Database
- You've Got to Be Smart at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
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