The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
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| - | Resin is most famous for his movie role{ as Dr. Beeper in the [[comedy film]] ''[[Caddyshack]]'' (1980). His other movie roles included ''[[Wise Guys (film)|Wise Guys]]'', ''[[The Sunshine Boys]]'', ''[[The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover]]'', ''[[The Happy Hooker]]'' (1975) and other films. Resin played the role of a young [[Richard Nixon]] in the 1972 parody film, ''Richard''. | + | '''''The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover''''' is a 1977 film directed by [[Larry Cohen]] which chronicles the life of FBI director [[J. Edgar Hoover]], starring [[Broderick Crawford]] as Hoover. [[Jack Cassidy]] and [[Dan Dailey]] met with then First Lady [[Betty Ford]] and helped director Cohen get permission to do the film's on location cinematography in Washington, D.C., in locales where the real Hoover visited or worked. |
| - | His television career included a [[CBS]] show, ''[[On Our Own]]''; the soap opera ''[[Edge of Night]]''; ''[[Lovers and Friends]]''; ''[[David Frost Review]]''; and an [[NBC]] show, ''[[Go USA]]''. He made appearances on the kids show ''[[Captain Kangaroo]]'', and was featured in the 1978 syndicated comedy ''[[Madhouse Brigade]]''. | + | ==Plot== |
| + | The film is a chronicle of forty years in the life of FBI director [[J. Edgar Hoover]], starting first in the time of [[Prohibition]], as he enforced the law on bootlegging and organized crime. Later, the director comes up against the Red Scare of the 1950s, the Kennedys, the wave of change in the 1960s, and his hatred of [[Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr]]. Examined here is the allegation that he had an [[abnormal sex|'abnormal' sexual life]], along with his obsession with his dead mother. | ||
| - | Resin is remembered by the public for his roles in TV commercials, where he specialized in strange, humorous characters and situations such as the Tidy Bowl Man. Another role for which Resin is known was for a cream cheese commercial, in which he played an elegant diner in a posh restaurant. | + | ==Response== |
| - | + | The film was shown at the [[Kennedy Center]] in Washington to a mixed response from [[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]] and [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]] who did not like the dark visions Cohen evoked on American politics and the portrayals of Presidents [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] and [[Richard M. Nixon]]. After it was shown in Washington, the film took a limited nationwide release to theaters, and got a full release to video and television into the 1980s and 1990s. | |
| - | Resin made a living through commercials, and at the peak of his career in the 1970s and 1980s he was doing as many as two and three commercials a week. In fact, he had two commercials back to back during one of the Super Bowls, a feat he believes is unequaled. | + | ==Cast== |
| - | + | *[[Broderick Crawford]] as [[J. Edgar Hoover]] | |
| - | After semi-retirement from acting, he became an [[extraordinary minister of Holy Communion]]. | + | *[[Michael Parks]] as [[Robert F. Kennedy]] |
| - | + | *[[José Ferrer]] as Lionel McCoy | |
| - | Other acting roles include ''[[Music Box]]'', ''[[The Man With One Red Shoe]]'', ''[[Deadhead Miles]]'', ''[[If Ever I See You Again]]'', ''[[Remember WENN]]'', ''[[Judith Krantz's Till We Meet Again]]'', ''[[That's Adequate]]'', ''[[Soggy Bottom USA]]'', ''[[God Told Me To]]'', ''[[Crazy Joe]]'', ''[[Hail]]'', and ''[[New York Undercover]]''. | + | *[[Celeste Holm]] as Florence Hollister |
| + | *[[Rip Torn]] as Dwight Webb | ||
| + | *[[Dan Dailey]] as [[Clyde Tolson]] | ||
| + | *[[Ronee Blakley]] as Carrie DeWitt | ||
| + | *[[James Wainwright (actor)|James Wainwright]] as Young Hoover | ||
| + | *[[John Marley]] as Dave Hindley | ||
| + | *[[Howard Da Silva]] as [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] | ||
| + | *[[Michael Sacks]] as [[Melvin Purvis]] | ||
| + | *[[Raymond St. Jacques]] as [[Martin Luther King]] | ||
| + | *[[June Havoc]] as Hoover's Mother | ||
| + | *[[Lloyd Nolan]] as [[Harlan F. Stone]] | ||
| + | *[[Andrew Duggan]] as [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] | ||
| + | *[[Jack Cassidy]] as [[Damon Runyon]] | ||
| + | *[[George Plimpton]] as [[Quentin Reynolds]] | ||
| + | *[[Lloyd Gough]] as [[Walter Winchell]] | ||
| + | *[[William Jordan (actor)|William Jordan]] as [[John F. Kennedy]] | ||
| + | *[[Brad Dexter]] as [[Alvin Karpis]] | ||
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The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover is a 1977 film directed by Larry Cohen which chronicles the life of FBI director J. Edgar Hoover, starring Broderick Crawford as Hoover. Jack Cassidy and Dan Dailey met with then First Lady Betty Ford and helped director Cohen get permission to do the film's on location cinematography in Washington, D.C., in locales where the real Hoover visited or worked.
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Plot
The film is a chronicle of forty years in the life of FBI director J. Edgar Hoover, starting first in the time of Prohibition, as he enforced the law on bootlegging and organized crime. Later, the director comes up against the Red Scare of the 1950s, the Kennedys, the wave of change in the 1960s, and his hatred of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Examined here is the allegation that he had an 'abnormal' sexual life, along with his obsession with his dead mother.
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Response
The film was shown at the Kennedy Center in Washington to a mixed response from Republicans and Democrats who did not like the dark visions Cohen evoked on American politics and the portrayals of Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt and Richard M. Nixon. After it was shown in Washington, the film took a limited nationwide release to theaters, and got a full release to video and television into the 1980s and 1990s.
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Cast
- Broderick Crawford as J. Edgar Hoover
- Michael Parks as Robert F. Kennedy
- José Ferrer as Lionel McCoy
- Celeste Holm as Florence Hollister
- Rip Torn as Dwight Webb
- Dan Dailey as Clyde Tolson
- Ronee Blakley as Carrie DeWitt
- James Wainwright as Young Hoover
- John Marley as Dave Hindley
- Howard Da Silva as Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Michael Sacks as Melvin Purvis
- Raymond St. Jacques as Martin Luther King
- June Havoc as Hoover's Mother
- Lloyd Nolan as Harlan F. Stone
- Andrew Duggan as Lyndon B. Johnson
- Jack Cassidy as Damon Runyon
- George Plimpton as Quentin Reynolds
- Lloyd Gough as Walter Winchell
- William Jordan as John F. Kennedy
- Brad Dexter as Alvin Karpis
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