Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976) on Netflix
After escaping the dog pound, a German Shepherd links up with Estie Del Ruth, an aspiring actress, and Grayson Potchuck, a would-be screenwriter, in 1924 Hollywood. The dog becomes the star.
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Plot summary
In 1924, Estie Del Ruth arrives in Hollywood hoping to become an actress. A German Shepherd who has escaped the dog pound attaches himself to her, and she and Grayson Potchuck, a would-be screenwriter, link up with the animal. A studio bus driver discovers the dog, and Won Ton Ton becomes a star. With the trick dog, the actress and the would-be filmmaker shake up the movie business of the silent era.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)
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- Arnold Schulman, credited as writer and producer, said producer David Picker had every word of his script rewritten and hired Michael Winner, director of the Charles Bronson Death Wish pictures, to realize it. Schulman said his satire became a slapstick farce he had nothing to do with, and that he could not get his name off the credits.
- Lily Tomlin was offered the female lead but wanted her partner Jane Wagner to rewrite the script. Director Michael Winner said Tomlin felt they "mustn't go for the laugh," and after she left the project, Bette Midler wanted the film but no arrangement could be reached.
- The owners of Rin Tin Tin, the real dog star whose career the film was based on, sued the producers, prompting producer Picker to insist that the dog in his film was completely fictional.
