You've Got to Be Smart
{{Infobox film
| name = You've Got to Be Smart
| director = Ellis Kadison
| producer = Ellis Kadison
| writer = Ellis Kadison
| starring = Tom Stern
Roger Perry
Gloria Castillo
Mamie Van Doren
Preston Foster
| music = Gerald Alters
Stan Worth
| cinematography = Harry J. May
| editing = A.J. Cornall
| released = {{Film date|1967|4|28}}
| runtime = 88 minutes
| language = English
| country = United States
}}
You've Got to Be Smart (alternatively titled: The Smart Ones) is a 1967 low-budgeted drama film directed by Ellis Kadison and starring Tom Stern, Roger Perry, Gloria Castillo, and Mamie Van Doren. The film was released in few theaters in 1967.{{Cite AV media |url=https://mubi.com/en/sy/films/you-ve-got-to-be-smart |title=You’ve Got to Be Smart (1967) {{!}} MUBI |language=en |access-date=2025-01-15 |via=mubi.com}}{{Cite AV media |url=https://letterboxd.com/film/youve-got-to-be-smart/ |title=You've Got To Be Smart (1967) |language=en |access-date=2025-01-15 |via=letterboxd.com}}
Plot summary
A con man finds a singing teenage preacher in a small town in Arkansas, and brings him to Los Angeles, where he sets him up with his own show, and waits for the money to come pouring in.
Cast
- Tom Stern – Nick Sloane
- Roger Perry – Jery Harper
- Gloria Castillo – Connie Jackson
- Mamie Van Doren – Miss Hathaway
- Preston Foster – D.A. Griggs
- Jeff Bantam – Methusaleh Jones
- Mike Bantam – Methusaleh's brother
- Fritz Bantam – Methusaleh's brother
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0062514}}
- {{TCMDb title|id=96620}}
- {{AFI film|20403}}
Category:1960s English-language films
Category:English-language drama films
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