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

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