The One and Only

The One and Only (1978)

She had to marry him. She was too embarrassed to have him as a date.

  • Genre: Comedy, Romance
  • Release Date: 1978-02-03
  • User Rating: 5.8/10 from 17 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 37min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: First Artists
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Carl Reiner
star 5.8/10
From 17 Ratings

Summary

1951: Andy Schmidt is in his last year of college. Taking life easy and always a saucy joke on his lips, he manages to win fellow student Mary's heart, although she's already otherwise engaged. But getting a job after college turns out much harder than expected; most directors take offense at his free interpretation of his roles. Desperate, he tries in wrestling. To avoid getting beaten up he stages the fights - and incidentally invents show-wrestling.

The One and Only Trailer

Is The One and Only on HBO Max?

Unfortunately the movie The One and Only is not yet available on HBO Max.

  • Henry Winkler

    as Andy Schmidt
  • Kim Darby

    as Mary Crawford
  • Gene Saks

    as Sidney Seltzer
  • William Daniels

    as Mr. Crawford
  • Harold Gould

    as Hector Moses
  • Polly Holliday

    as Mrs. Crawford
  • Hervé Villechaize

    as Milton Miller
  • Bill Baldwin

    as Announcer in Des Moines
  • Anthony Battaglia

    as Little Andy
  • Ed Begley Jr.

    as Arnold - The King
  • Peter Brocco

    as Autograph Hound
  • Brandon Cruz

    as Sherman
  • Lucy Lee Flippin

    as Agatha Franklen
  • Charles Frank

    as Paul Harris
  • Salvador Guerrero III

    as Indian Joe
  • H.B. Haggerty

    as Captain Nemo
  • Dennis James

    as Self
  • Jean Le Bouvier

    as Wrestling Fanatic
  • Ralph Manza

    as Bellman
  • Ken Olfson

    as Mr. Arnold
  • Jack Scalici

    as Waiter
  • Will Seltzer

    as Eddie
  • Amzie Strickland

    as House Mother
  • Mary Woronov

    as Arlene
  • Gene LeBell

    as Reigning World Wrestling Champion (uncredited)
  • Roddy Piper

    as Leatherneck Joe Brady (uncredited)
  • Carl Reiner

    as Theater Director (uncredited)
Directing Carl Reiner Director
Writing Steve Gordon Writer
Costume & Make-Up Ken Chase Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Leonard Drake Hairstylist
Production Richard McWhorter Unit Production Manager
Sound Bud Alper Sound Mixer
Sound John Wilkinson Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sound Bob Kruger Music Editor
Sound Patrick Williams Original Music Composer
Production Steve Gordon Producer
Production David V. Picker Producer
Camera Victor J. Kemper Director of Photography
Editing Bud Molin Editor
Production Marion Dougherty Casting
Art Edward C. Carfagno Production Design
Art Ruby R. Levitt Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up Moss Mabry Costume Design
Crew Gene LeBell Stunt Coordinator

keyboard_arrow_up