Shirts/Skins

"A wild comedy that gets wilder and wilder! When the Shirts team swipe Teddy's wife and cop Benny's private files...The Skins team shanghai Axelrod's mother and pinch Dr. Murphy's dental chair."

1973 1h 14m EN

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★10.0TMDB · 1

ComedyTV Movie

Synopsis

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Six businessmen who have a weekly after-hours basketball game get caught up in a bet about a hide-and-seek contest.

“A wild comedy that gets wilder and wilder! When the Shirts team swipe Teddy's wife and cop Benny's private files...The Skins team shanghai Axelrod's mother and pinch Dr. Murphy's dental chair.”

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Cast

René Auberjonois
Sidney Krebs
Bill Bixby
Teddy Bush
Leonard Frey
Jerry Axelrod
Doug McClure
Dr. Francis Murphy
McLean Stevenson
Dr. Benny Summers
Robert Walden
Dick Dubin
Loretta Swit
Linda Bush
John Karlen
Herbie Bush

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: William A. Graham
Writers: Bruce Paltrow
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 74-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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53 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by William A. Graham, shot by Michel Hugo. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Jerry Fielding. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Henry Berman shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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René Auberjonois and Bill Bixby and Leonard Frey carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "A wild comedy that gets wilder and wilder! When the Shirts team swipe Teddy's wife and cop Benny's private files...The Skins team shanghai Axelrod's mother and pinch Dr. Murphy's dental chair.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0070686 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

William A. Graham directs. Michel Hugo behind the camera. Jerry Fielding scores. Henry Berman cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Tight 74-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
253 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Directed by William A. Graham, shot by Michel Hugo. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Jerry Fielding. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Henry Berman shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6René Auberjonois and Bill Bixby and Leonard Frey carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "A wild comedy that gets wilder and wilder! When the Shirts team swipe Teddy's wife and cop Benny's private files...The Skins team shanghai Axelrod's mother and pinch Dr. Murphy's dental chair.".
8IMDB entry: tt0070686 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.