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Apr 26, 2017 - 2:32 AM
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By: |
Bob DiMucci
(Member)
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Mickey Rooney appeared with a group of great character actors (Jo Van Fleet, Keenan Wynn, Slim Pickens, Sal Mineo, R.G. Armstrong) in the little seen film 80 STEPS TO JONAH. This 1969 film has the first ever feature film appearance by singer Wayne Newton—as the dramatic lead no less. Newton plays a drifter, fleeing from police, who becomes involved in a camp for blind children. One of those blind children, "Kim," was played by Erin Moran. The film had some solid talent behind the camera, including director Gerd Oswald (SCREAMING MIMI, BUNNY O'HARE) and cinematographer Joseph LaShelle (THE APARTMENT, MARTY), and contains the only feature film score by pianist George Shearing. And of course, Newton sings four songs in the film, three of which he co-composed.
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