The Oscar
An amoral lowlife accidentally stumbles into an acting career that sets him on a trajectory to Hollywood stardom. But everyone on whom he steps on the way to the top remembers when he is nominated for an Oscar and he runs a dirty campaign in an attempt to win.
Release Date
March 4, 1966Runtime
119 minGenres
DramaDirected by
Russell RouseScreenplay by
Clarence Greene, Harlan Ellison, Russell RouseLanguage
EnglishBudget
$0Revenue
$0Status
Released![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/jLh7UvVYc5pa0MLJbFRItLN4QTO.jpg)
Cast
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/64KLW9XGjGLUl3RbtjfMRPFEDYu.jpg)
Stephen Boyd
Frank Fane![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/2P3cA7JZqkMCwMgWf1UYyoU18dV.jpg)
Elke Sommer
Kay Bergdahl![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/qEexMDB7qyf529l88uBSvC6t5hp.jpg)
Milton Berle
Kappy Kapstetter![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/fOzLJeXoHryUyPFmJWIkdLvfX3G.jpg)
Eleanor Parker
Sophie Cantaro![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/djfCB0jPOgmq3w7RD3BMLzWsAu8.jpg)
Joseph Cotten
Kenneth Regan![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/gcbLJMKNsbhkvOobTDOT7DfdDZF.jpg)
Tony Bennett
Hymie Kelly![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/o0LKSONTaFmjuf9ntKa4oVbOLKq.jpg)
Jill St. John
Laurel Scott![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/JSHX01ZFEkIvt17HoeedsvCz1.jpg)
Ernest Borgnine
Barney Yale![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/wA8UQVoIG2OFZe6goZWmNGPuaBR.jpg)
Edie Adams
Trina Yale![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/nwnYyACERQSpxhmX2Ia0SY4GuIp.jpg)
Broderick Crawford
Sheriff![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/7hlZ3WbT4JQxeN3fLMongUXNHma.jpg)
Walter Brennan
Quentin![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/AuPwjGgPphtfQOShb8pTtp5W7Ft.jpg)
Ed Begley
Grosbard![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/hOvMfUsrCy3Kvx2qrucCEzw1FwB.jpg)
Jack Soo
Sam![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/bRZ2A4UR2JMMQxw0VxcMBQDgVQs.jpg)
Peter Lawford
Steve Marks![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/aoser0k9goo5h0rMxRBwPX8b6BJ.jpg)
Jean Hale
Cheryl Barker![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/kDp98yuPJxvLuvX4ViOH8bItYkx.jpg)
James Dunn
TV executive![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/8CW7R4SSJTSL0sDBVYi88XYwIcS.jpg)
Merle Oberon
Merle Oberon![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/l6LmpdKnU67FaoNBLi8VRRoO6wX.jpg)
Edith Head
Edith Head![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/kfXPY1cSrOmjJ3TYrGF4giT6EPI.jpg)
Hedda Hopper
Hedda Hopper![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/lxKP01Y2qRdcDgvKX58Mm6XPPJp.jpg)
Peter Leeds
Stage Director![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/veGaqhRx6KIeO5G9ze8S2pF6FAr.jpg)
Nancy Sinatra
Nancy Sinatra![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/yvz99yr5r6Z1P348xH7a78ySIfp.jpg)
Bob Hope
Bob Hope![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/5N0m2UE9JGZmalYkzTpkHZLl9w3.jpg)
Thordis Brandt
Actress![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/AtEGacmejG86ug8tKTxFd7JbJJO.jpg)
Joan Crawford
Joan Crawford![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/dafKPsivu50RdChBSrgGmMRenYt.jpg)
Frank Sinatra
Frank Sinatra![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/eBmZgwFZOXMVIjtGmZv4KVKiBN2.jpg)
Dennis Cross
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