Punch and Jody

"FAMILY FUN UNDER THE BIG TOP!"

1974 1h 18m EN

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9.0

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★9.0TMDB · 1

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Synopsis

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When a woman dies in a car accident, her former husband (a traveling circus worker) learns that his wife was pregnant when she divorced him many years earlier. The now teen-aged daughter enters his life. Can they form a relationship?

“FAMILY FUN UNDER THE BIG TOP!”

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Cast

Glenn Ford
Peter 'Punch' Travers
Pam Griffin
Jody Travers
Ruth Roman
Lil Charny
Billy Barty
Stilts
Pat Morita
Takahasi
Kathleen Widdoes
Margaret Howell Grant
Parley Baer
Dan Baxter
Susan Brown
Jen Kingsley

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Barry Shear
Writers: John McGreevey
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 78-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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52 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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5 / 8

CAST

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Glenn Ford and Pam Griffin and Ruth Roman carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "FAMILY FUN UNDER THE BIG TOP!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0072044 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Barry Shear directs. Fred Karlin scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 78-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
252 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Original score by Fred Karlin. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Glenn Ford and Pam Griffin and Ruth Roman carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "FAMILY FUN UNDER THE BIG TOP!".
7IMDB entry: tt0072044 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.