The World's Greatest Lover (1977) on Netflix
Rudy Hickman, a neurotic baker from Milwaukee, dreams of Hollywood stardom. A studio losing ground to Rudolph Valentino runs a contest for a screen lover, and Rudy enters as Rudy Valentine.
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Plot summary
In the silent era, Rainbow Studios keeps losing audiences to a rival because it has no Rudolph Valentino. Its head, Adolph Zitz, announces a talent search for the World's Greatest Lover, a new screen idol to rival the star everyone else has. In Milwaukee, Rudy Hickman works in a bakery and dreams of Hollywood, and his daydreaming costs him one bakery job after another. His wife Annie, a movie fan, stands by him as he takes the stage name Rudy Valentine and they leave Milwaukee for Hollywood. Thousands of hopefuls are trying out for the part, and Rudy, who has no experience with romance or acting, is one of them.
Cast
- Mark Silbermanas Cousin Buddy
- Robert Ballas Bald Man (as Robert E. Ball)
- Randolph Dobbsas Yes Man #1
