Money Talks (1972 film)

Money Talks
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Allen Funt
Produced by	Allen Funt
Cinematography	Gil Geller
Edited by	Jan Welt
Music by	Mark Barkan
Production company	Allen Funt Productions
Distributed by	United Artists
Release date	August 30, 1972 (1972-08-30)
Running time	81 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Money Talks is a 1972 American documentary film directed by Allen Funt of the Candid Camera television show. The film was released on August 30, 1972 by United Artists. ^{[1] [2]}

Plot

Funt employs a hidden camera to record the reaction of people in New York, Kansas City, Boston, Miami and Switzerland who are placed in bizarre situations relating to money.

The scenarios include:

• A public pay-for-use restroom is outfitted with a sign announcing that penalties will be charged for those staying longer than five minutes
• A bowl of dollars with a sign stating "Take One" is placed on a busy city street, with most bystanders obeying the admonition.
• A man at a lunch counter salts his dollar bills and then eats them.
• A woman walks down a street, dropping money, and various people either steal or return the cash.
• A black young man declares that George Washington was black and should be represented as such on the dollar bill.
• A furrier is asked to fit a Great Dane for a mink coat.
• A woman who is hired to answer phones at an expensive apartment building, receives calls requesting rates for mob hitmen.

In other sequences, Funt interviews people directly. Boxer Muhammad Ali offers an unsuspecting delivery man boxing lessons in lieu of payment and comedian Henny Youngman trades one-liner jokes in exchange for goods. When Allen asks his five-year-old daughter Juliet about the importance of money, she responds that "the most important thing in the whole wide world is heart."

Cast

• Muhammad Ali as Boxer (billed as Muhammed Ali)
• David McHarris as Tap Dancer
• Marian Mercer as Waitress
• Henny Youngman as Comedian
• Jack London as Money Eater
• Joseph R. Sicari as Dog Owner
• Jackie Bright as Wheeler Dealer
• Ann Myles as Stunt Woman
• Guy King as Rest Room Attendant
• Peter Hock as Stunt Man
• Karen Fund as Money Dropper
• Erin Peeters as Panhandler
• Tony Bell as Boy Tipper

See also

• List of American films of 1972

References

1. "Money Talks (1972) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
2. "Movie Review - Money Talks - Screen: 'Money Talks':Film by Allen Funt Is in Familiar Pattern". The New York Times. Retrieved 31 October 2014.

External links

• Money Talks at IMDb