''The Sporting Club'' is a 1971 American

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directed by

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and written by Lorenzo Semple Jr. It is based the 1968 novel '' The Sporting Club'' by

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. The film stars Robert Fields,

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and William Roerick. The film was released on February 28, 1971, by Avco Embassy Pictures.

Plot

Cast

* Robert Fields as Vernur Stanton *

as James Quinn *

as Janey *

as Earl Olive *

as Spengler * William Roerick as Fortesque * Logan Ramsey as Scott *Leon B. Stevens as Olds *John Seymour as Newcombe * Helen Craig as Mrs. Olds *Diane Rousseau as Barbara *Lois Markle as Sheilah * James Noble as Canon Pritchard *Ralph Puroum as Murray *

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as Olson * Jo Ann Harris as Lu *

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as Barby *

Anne Ramsey Anne Ramsey-Mobley (March 27, 1929 – August 11, 1988) was an American actress. She was best known for her film roles as Mama Fratelli in ''The Goonies'' (1985) and as Mrs. Lift in ''Throw Momma from the Train'' (1987), the latter of which earn ...

as Scott's Wife (Uncredited)

Home Video

''The Sporting Club'' was released to home video on October 25th, 2022 by Kino Lorber as a Region 1 Blu-Ray.

References

External links

* * 1971 films American comedy films 1971 comedy films Films based on American novels Films with screenplays by Lorenzo Semple Jr. Films directed by Larry Peerce Films scored by Michael Small Embassy Pictures films 1970s English-language films 1970s American films {{1970s-US-film-stub