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Putney Swope is a 1969 American satirical comedy film written and directed by Robert Downey Sr., and starring Arnold Johnson as the title character, a black advertising executive. The film satirizes the advertising world , the portrayal of race in Hollywood films and the nature of corporate corruption .
Putney Swope es una película estadounidense de 1969 dirigida y escrita por Robert Downey Sr. 1 Protagonizada por Arnold Johnson, la cinta satiriza temas como la representación de la raza negra en el cine de Hollywood, la corrupción de las corporaciones y el mundo de la publicidad. 2 3 .
by AgoraphobicHiker. What does Putney Swope mean? I recently watched the Robert Downey Sr. film Putney Swope (1969), about how the only black executive at an advertising firm accidentally gets elected as the new chairman of the company.
Putney Swope: Directed by Robert Downey Sr.. With Stan Gottlieb, Allen Garfield, Archie Russell, Ramon Gordon. The board of directors at a Madison Avenue ad agency must elect a new chairman. In the maneuvering to make sure that enemies don't get votes, all the members accidentally cast their ballot for the board's token black man, Putney Swope.
Credits. The most popular film by Robert Downey Sr. is this offbeat classic about the antics that ensue after Putney Swope (Arnold Johnson, his voice dubbed by a gravelly Downey), the token black man on the board of a Madison Avenue advertising agency, is inadvertently elected chairman.
Putney Swope is the token black man on the executive board of a large Madison Avenue advertising agency. During a promotional meeting, the elderly company chairman, while addressing the board, drops dead of a heart attack.
Putney Swope (Arnold Johnson) is the token African-American executive at an otherwise all-white advertising agency when the chairman of the board unexpectedly drops dead. Through a fluke in the chain of command, Swope becomes the new head of the firm, and decides its time to do things his way.
