The Barefoot Executive (1971) on Netflix
Steven Post works in the mailroom at a struggling TV network and cannot get past his selfish boss. His girlfriend Jennifer Scott's chimpanzee, Raffles, has a knack for picking hit shows.
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- Netflix3.6/5
- IMDb5.9/102,222 votes
- Rotten Tomatoes83%
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Plot summary
Steven Post is a mail clerk at the United Broadcasting Corporation and wants to move up, but his boss at the network is selfish and Steven gets nowhere with him. His girlfriend, Jennifer Scott, has been left caring for a chimpanzee named Raffles, and Steven notices that the animal has an instinct for which television programs audiences will take to. When shows are previewed for the network's executives, Steven smuggles Raffles into the UBC building, and the chimpanzee votes for a film called Devil Dan. Steven tells the executives in programming that the film will find a large audience. They ignore his advice, so he slips into the broadcast center and swaps the reels to prove he is right.
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- Tom Anfinsenas Dr. Schmidt
- Edwin Reimersas Announcer (as Ed Reimers)
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