The Betsy (1978)
| Release Date | 09 February 1978 |
| US Box Office | $18,000,000 |
| Other Names | Harold Robbins' The Betsy |
| Tagline | The Harold Robbins people. What you dream...they do! |
| Genre | Drama |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Detroit, Michigan, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Mono |
| Color | Color |
The Betsy is a 1978 film made by the Harold Robbins International Company and released by Allied Artists. It was directed by Daniel Petrie and produced by Robert R. Weston and Emanuel L. Wolf with Jack Grossberg as associate producer. The screenplay was by William Bast and Walter Bernstein, adapted from the novel of the same title by Harold Robbins. The novelist considered The Betsy as the "best movie adaptation of any of his works."
Cast and Crew
Cast
Paul Rudd
Loren Hardeman Jr.
Roy Poole
John Duncan
Titos Vandis
Angelo Luigi Perino
Carol Williard
Roxanne
Read Morgan
Donald
Charles Fields
Loren III, as a boy
William Cain
Butler
Fred Carney
Boardmember #2
Maury Cooper
Boardmember #3
Nick Czmyr
Bellhop
Edward C. Higgins
Chauffer
H. August Kuehl
Male Guest
Erik Malkovich
Young Man at Party
Kent Malkovich
Young Boy at Party
Norman Palmer
Boardmember #1
Mary Petrie
Nurse
Russell Porter
Boardmember #4
Warney H. Ruhl
Security Guard
Director
Daniel Petrie
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Producer
Walter Bernstein
writer
Harold Robbins
novel
Jack Grossberg
associate producer
Robert R. Weston
producer
Emanuel L. Wolf
producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
Mario Tosi
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Editor
Rita Roland
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Casting Director
Lynn Stalmaster
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Production Designer
Herman A. Blumenthal
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Set Decorator
Sal Blydenburgh
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James W. Payne
Costume Designer
Dorothy Jeakins
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Makeup Department
Del Armstrong
makeup artist
Lynn Del Kail
hair stylist
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Wolfgang Glattes
assistant director
Jack Frost Sanders
second assistant director
Art Department
Adrian Gorton
assistant art director
Jack M. Marino
property master
Kurt V. Hulett
lead man
Sound Department
Lee Alexander
sound
Rich Harrison
sound effects editor, sound effects
Rimas Tumasonis
sound
John Wilkinson
sound re-recording mixer
Special Effects
Greg Auer
special effects
Stunts
Bill Couch
stunt coordinator
Camera and Electrical Department
Holly Bower
still photographer
Kathy Fields
still photographer
Gene Griffith
key grip
Joel King
camera operator
Joe Pender
chief electrician
Tom Bookout
grip
Steven Cohen
assistant camera
Casting Department
Sylvia Fay
extras casting
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Darryl M. Athons
costumer: men
Orpha Barry
costumer: women
Editorial Department
LaReine Johnston
assistant film editor
Michael Klinger
apprentice film editor
Music Department
Else Blangsted
music editor
Dan Wallin
score mixer
Transportation Department
Frank Tremonti
transportation coordinator
Chris Haynes
driver
Other Crew
Ted Albert
publicist
Brian E. Frankish
location manager
Alan Greedy
script supervisor
Lori Imbler
production co-coordinator
Lynn J. Lewin
assistant to producer
Dan Perri
title designer, montage designer
Geoffrey Ryan
production assistant
Mark Weston
production assistant
Production Company
Harold Robbins International Company
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Distributor
Allied Artists Pictures
CBS Television
Miscellaneous
Cinemobile System
locations
Modern Film Effects
photographic effects
Simpson Racing Equipment
racing sequence
Theodore Racing, Hong Kong
racing sequence
Related Lists
Navigation Boxes
Films directed by Daniel Petrie
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Buster and Billie (1974)
Cocoon: The Return (1988)
Fort Apache the Bronx (1981)
Inherit the Wind (1999)
Lassie (1994)
Lifeguard (1976)
Resurrection (1980)
Rocket Gibraltar (1988)
Six Pack (1982)
Square Dance (1987)
Summer Flight (1963)
The Bay Boy (1984)
The Betsy
The Bramble Bush (1960)
The Idol (1966)
The Main Attraction (1962)
The Neptune Factor (1973)
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