The Day of the Locust

The Day of the Locust

145 mins | Drama | May 7, 1975

Hollywood, 1930s. Tod Hackett, a young painter who tries to make his way as an art director in the lurid world of film industry, gets infatuated with his neighbor Faye Greener, an aspiring actress who prefers the life that Homer Simpson, a lone accountant, can offer her.

The Day of the Locust

145 mins | Drama | May 7, 1975

The Day of the Locust
Hollywood, 1930s. Tod Hackett, a young painter who tries to make his way as an art director in the lurid world of film industry, gets infatuated with his neighbor Faye Greener, an aspiring actress who prefers the life that Homer Simpson, a lone accountant, can offer her.
IMDb rating 6.9
Producers Paramount, Long Road Productions
Original title The Day of the Locust
Directors Karen Hale Wookey, John Schlesinger, Tim Zinnemann
Writers Nathanael West, Waldo Salt

Cast

Donald Sutherland

as Homer Simpson

Karen Black

as Faye Greener

Burgess Meredith

as Harry Greener

William Atherton

as Tod Hackett

Geraldine Page

as Big Sister

Richard Dysart

as Claude Estee

Bo Hopkins

as Earle Shoop

Pepe Serna

as Miguel

Lelia Goldoni

as Mary Dove

Jackie Earle Haley

as Adore Loomis

Billy Barty

as Abe Kusich

Gloria LeRoy

as Mrs. Loomis

Natalie Schafer

as Audrey Jennings

Jane Hoffman

as Mrs. Odlesh

Paul Stewart

as Helverston

John Hillerman

as Ned Grote

Paul Jabara

as Nightclub Entertainer

Norman Leavitt

as Mr. Odlesh

Madge Kennedy

as Mrs. Johnson

Ina Gould

as Lee Sister #1

Florence Lake

as Lee Sister #2

Margaret Willey

as Mrs. Gingo

John War Eagle

as Mr. Gingo

Gloria Stroock

as Alice Estee

Nita Talbot

as Joan

Nicholas Cortland

as Projectionist

Alvin Childress

as Butler

Byron Paul

as Guest #1

Virginia Baker

as Guest #2

Roger Price

as Guest #3

Angela Greene

as Guest #4

Robert O. Ragland

as Guest #5

Abbey Greshler

as Guest #6

Ann Coleman

as Girl #1

Gyl Roland

as Girl #2

William Castle

as Director

Fred Scheiwiller

as 1st Asst. Director

Wally Rose

as 2nd Asst. Director

Grainger Hines

as French Lt.

DeForest Covan

as Shoe Shine Boy

Michael Quinn

as Major Domo

Robert Pine

as Apprentice #1

Jerry Fogel

as Apprentice #2

Dennis Dugan

as Apprentice #3

David Ladd

as Apprentice #4

Bob Holt

as Tour Guide

Queenie Smith

as Palsied Lady

Margaret Aikens Jenkins

as Choral Director

Jonathan Kidd

as Undertaker

Wally K. Berns

as Theater Manager

Dick Powell Jr.

as Dick Powell

Al Bain

as Autograph Hunter (uncredited)