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Hootenanny a Go-Go

Hootenanny a Go-Go

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A square rich boy wants to make it with a pretty folk singer, so he buys the coffee house where she and a bunch of other beatniks perform. Features performances by The Goldebriars, The Free Wheelers, and a very young Joan Rivers doing a stand-up routine.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

91 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

08 July 1965

Country

Cast

Joan Rivers

Joan Rivers

Self

Curtis Taylor

Curtis Taylor

Jonathan

Karen Thorsell

Karen Thorsell

Vicki Shaw

Jim Connell

Jim Connell

Self

Jerry Newby

Jerry Newby

Manager

Deanna Lund

Deanna Lund

Corrine

Peg Rayborn

Peg Rayborn

Madge Cartwright

Eve Tellegen

Eve Tellegen

Amanda Peabody

Lillian Malek

Lillian Malek

Mama Angelina

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