Cash McCall

Starring: James Garner, Natalie Wood, Nina Foch, et al.

What kind of man is Cash McCall? "I'm a thoroughly vulgar character," the corporate raider explains. "I enjoy making money." Cash (James Garner) is enjoying himself plenty of late. A successful plastics company is on the sales block, and that means the ambitious financier can continue pursuing more riches -- along with that other valuable pursuit: l'amour. That's where lovely Lory Austen (Natalie Wood) comes in. In this lively adaptation of the book by Cameron Hawley (Executive Suite), Garner combines big charm and big bucks in a role foreshadowing his award-winning Barbarians at the Gate work 33 years later. And a top cast supports the two stars in a story that proves if love and money don't mix, love and Cash do.

• Format: DVD
• UPC: 883929691074
• Release Date: January 1
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Publisher: Warner Archive
• Director: Joseph Pevney
• Starring: James Garner, Natalie Wood, Nina Foch, Dean Jagger, E.G. Marshall, Henry Jones, Otto Kruger, Roland Winters, Edward C. Platt, Edgar Stehli
• Runtime: 1 hour, 42 minutes
• Number of Disks: 1
• Other Video Info: ntsc
• Weight: 0.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 7.5"

Customer Reviews

Formula amoral wheeler-dealer gains conscience.

Based on the book “Cash McCall” by Cameron Hawley where the plot is too close to today’s reality. Much of the premise was reused again in the movie “Pretty Woman” (1990). A tycoon, Cash McCall (James Garner), is one of those amoral people who buy businesses and sell off assets for a profit without any regard for whether that is the best choice of action. Soon, he learns that creation is more fun than destruction. However, it takes a beautiful woman, Lory Austen (Natalie Wood), to help point him in the right direction. This was an O.K. movie and a first for some things, but it was not funny or inspiring or suspenseful or…