The Carpetbaggers
Summary:
Edward Dmytryk brings Harold Robbins' trashy, dirt-dishing Hollywood best-seller to the screen with George Peppard starring as Jonas Cord, a rancidly-sketched portrait of Howard Hughes. In 1925, when his father dies of a stroke, Jonas inherits the Cord Chemical factory, a manufacturer of dynamite and other explosives. Jonas proceeds with several cut-throat transactions, makin... Full Summary >>
Cast:
George Peppard - (Jonas Cord, Jr.)
Alan Ladd - (Nevada Smith)
Martha Hyer - (Jennie Denton)
Elizabeth Ashley - (Monica Winthrop)
Carroll Baker - (Rina Marlowe)
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Review:
One of the most popular pulp novels of the early 1960s was Harold Robbins' The Carpetbaggers, a steamy mix of power, sex, business, and Hollywood. The 1964 movie version was directed by Edward Dmytryk and had an introduction by Joan Collins. Many consumers didn't realize that the playboy-tycoon protagonist played by George Peppard wa... Continue >>
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