Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness? (1969)
Heironymus Merkin, the most talented movie star who ever sang, danced and loved girls, girls, girls.
1969 · 1h 47m · Comedy, Music
Genres: Comedy, Music
Heironymus Merkin is an internationally successful singer approaching middle age who retells his life story in a series of production numbers on a seashore in front of his two toddlers and aged mother.
Director: Anthony Newley
Writers: Anthony Newley, Herman Raucher
Music by: Anthony Newley
Cinematography: Otto Heller
Editor: Bernard Gribble
Box office: $2M
Cast
Anthony Newley as Heironymous MerkinJoan Collins as Polyester PoontangBruce Forsyth as Uncle LimelightMilton Berle as Goodtime Eddie FilthStubby Kaye as Fat WriterGeorge Jessel as The PresenceConnie Kreski as Mercy HumppeAlexander Newley as ThaxtedTara Newley as ThumbelinaPatricia Hayes as GrandmaRonald Rubin as Skinny WriterLouis Negin as Producer PeterMore like this
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