The One and Only (1978)
She had to marry him. She was too embarrassed to have him as a date.
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.
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Henry WinklerAndy Schmidt
Kim DarbyMary Crawford
Gene SaksSidney Seltzer
William DanielsMr. Crawford
Harold GouldHector Moses
Polly HollidayMrs. Crawford
Hervé VillechaizeMilton Miller
Bill BaldwinAnnouncer in Des Moines
Ed Begley Jr.Arnold - The King
Peter BroccoAutograph Hound
Lucy Lee FlippinAgatha Franklen
Brandon CruzShermanKeywords
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What is The One and Only about?
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.
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The One and Only has a runtime of 97 minutes.
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