Putney Swope
Alexandre O. Philippe Selects
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1h 25m
1969 · United States · Directed by Robert Downey Sr.
The board of directors at a Madison Avenue ad agency must elect a new chairman. In the maneuvering to make sure that enemies don't get votes, all the members accidentally cast their ballot for the board's token black man, Putney Swope.
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