The Oscar

The Oscar

119 mins | Drama | March 4, 1966

An amoral lowlife accidentally stumbles into an acting career that sets him on a trajectory to Hollywood stardom. But everyone on whom he steps on the way to the top remembers when he is nominated for an Oscar and he runs a dirty campaign in an attempt to win.

The Oscar

119 mins | Drama | March 4, 1966

The Oscar
An amoral lowlife accidentally stumbles into an acting career that sets him on a trajectory to Hollywood stardom. But everyone on whom he steps on the way to the top remembers when he is nominated for an Oscar and he runs a dirty campaign in an attempt to win.
IMDb rating 5.2
Producers Paramount, Embassy Pictures Corporation
Original title The Oscar
Directors Russell Rouse
Writers Richard Sale, Clarence Greene, Russell Rouse, Harlan Ellison

Cast

Stephen Boyd

as Frank Fane

Elke Sommer

as Kay Bergdahl

Milton Berle

as Kappy Kapstetter

Eleanor Parker

as Sophie Cantaro

Joseph Cotten

as Kenneth Regan

Tony Bennett

as Hymie Kelly

Jill St. John

as Laurel Scott

Ernest Borgnine

as Barney Yale

Edie Adams

as Trina Yale

Broderick Crawford

as Sheriff

Walter Brennan

as Quentin

Ed Begley

as Grosbard

Jack Soo

as Sam

Peter Lawford

as Steve Marks

Jean Hale

as Cheryl Barker

James Dunn

as TV executive

Bob Hope

as Bob Hope

Merle Oberon

as Merle Oberon

Edith Head

as Edith Head

Hedda Hopper

as Hedda Hopper

Peter Leeds

as Stage Director

Nancy Sinatra

as Nancy Sinatra

Thordis Brandt

as Actress (uncredited)

Joan Crawford

as Joan Crawford (uncredited)

Frank Sinatra

as Frank Sinatra (uncredited)