In 1924, Estie comes to Hollywood to become an actress but the dog that followed her becomes the star. Hollywood has its own rules of success.In 1924, Estie comes to Hollywood to become an actress but the dog that followed her becomes the star. Hollywood has its own rules of success.In 1924, Estie comes to Hollywood to become an actress but the dog that followed her becomes the star. Hollywood has its own rules of success.
William 'Billy' Benedict
- Man on Bus
- (as William Benedict)
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Did you know
- TriviaEighty-year-old Edward Le Veque, who appeared as the prostitute's customer, was the last surviving member of the original Keystone Kops.
- GoofsThe Bruce Dern character is constantly presenting story ideas to Hollywood moguls which they reject as being ridiculous and not commercial - although these plot ideas are in fact the basic story-lines of famous real films of a more recent date, such as "Jaws" and "The Exorcist". One such plot, however, is the basic story of "The Wizard of Oz" - which is taken from one of the most famous works of American children's literature, published first in 1902, and the basis for a popular silent film which would have appeared only a short time before the period of this film. Presumably, no-one connected with "Won Ton Ton" knew about the book or the silent film.
- Quotes
Estie Del Ruth: Success is nothing without the dog you love to share it with.
- ConnectionsFeatured in David Walliams' Awfully Good: Awfully Good Movies (2011)
- SoundtracksParamount on Parade
Written by Jack King (as J. King) and Elsie Janis (as E. Janis)
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It has been thirty years since I saw this movie when released for TV. The first thing that caught my attention was the movie was promoted for having a CAVALCADE OF STARS. There is a myriad of cameo appearances by stars from the past.
The story line starts out rather slowly, and I was fortunate to be patient enough until an actual plot began to develop. Similar to a good book, you almost don't make it to the point when it becomes interesting and then the fun begins and you have a hard time putting it down. It's a parody on former Hollywood Stars, their ego's and excesses. Very amusing yet silly, but there is realistic parallel to the current tribulations of today,s pop stars L.Lohnan and B. Spears.
I can't understand why it has not been shown on a Movie Channel This movie has somewhat of a cultishness to it. As a young boy Rin Tin Tin was and always will be my favorite but when looking for an unusual ethereal type movie WON TON TON is the STAR.
The story line starts out rather slowly, and I was fortunate to be patient enough until an actual plot began to develop. Similar to a good book, you almost don't make it to the point when it becomes interesting and then the fun begins and you have a hard time putting it down. It's a parody on former Hollywood Stars, their ego's and excesses. Very amusing yet silly, but there is realistic parallel to the current tribulations of today,s pop stars L.Lohnan and B. Spears.
I can't understand why it has not been shown on a Movie Channel This movie has somewhat of a cultishness to it. As a young boy Rin Tin Tin was and always will be my favorite but when looking for an unusual ethereal type movie WON TON TON is the STAR.
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- Also known as
- Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood
- Filming locations
- California, USA(locations: Los Angeles County and Santa Barbara County)
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- Budget
- $4,000,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 32 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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