''Where It's At'' is a 1969 American

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

written and directed by

Garson Kanin Garson Kanin (November 24, 1912 – March 13, 1999) was an American writer and director of plays and films. Early life Garson Kanin was born in Rochester, New York; his Jewish family later relocated to Detroit then to New York City. He at ...

and starring

David Janssen David Janssen (born David Harold Meyer; March 27, 1931 – February 13, 1980) was an American film and television actor who is best known for his starring role as Richard Kimble in the television series '' The Fugitive'' (1963–1967). Janssen a ...

Rosemary Forsyth Rosemary Forsyth (born July 6, 1943) is a Canadian-born American actress. She made her big screen debut in the 1965 Western film ''Shenandoah (film), Shenandoah'', for which she received Golden Globe Awards, Golden Globe Award nomination for Go ...

Robert Drivas Robert Drivas (born Robert Choromokos; November 21, 1935 – June 29, 1986) was an American actor and theatre director. Life and early career Drivas studied at the University of Chicago and the University of Miami with further training at th ...

Brenda Vaccaro Brenda Buell Vaccaro (born November 18, 1939) is an American stage, film and television actress. In a career spanning over half a century, she received one Academy Award nomination, three Golden Globe Award nominations (winning one), four Primet ...

and

Don Rickles Donald Jay Rickles (May 8, 1926 – April 6, 2017) was an American stand-up comedian and actor. He was known primarily for his insult comedy. His film roles include ''Run Silent, Run Deep (film), Run Silent, Run Deep'' (1958), ''Enter Laughing ...

. The film was released on May 7, 1969, by

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Plot

A.C. Smith owns and runs the

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hotel and casino in

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. As pleased as he is to have grown son Andy pay a visit, he wishes Andy would express some interest in women or the hotel, two things A.C. values above all else. Andy stays to learn the business after losing a cut of cards to his dad. He soon begins flirtations with Molly and Diana, who respectively happen to be his dad's secretary and mistress. A chip off the old block, Andy saves the hotel for A.C. by winning a game of chance. He ends up with Molly, and his dad ends up with the family business in good hands.

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as A.C. *

as Diana *

as Andy *

as Molly *

as Willie *

Edy Williams Edwina Beth Williams (born July 9, 1942) is a retired American television and film actress who is best known for her acting work in the films of Russ Meyer, to whom she was married from 1970 to 1975. Early years Williams was born in Salt Lake Cit ...

as Phyllis * Anthony Holland as Henry *

Vince Howard Vince House (July 21, 1929 – July 18, 2002) was an American film and television actor. He appeared in over 100 films and television programs, and was perhaps best known for playing the co-starring role of Police Officer Vince in NBC's '' Emer ...

as Ralph * Warrene Ott as Betty Avery * The Committee as Themselves

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* 1969 films English-language drama films American drama films 1969 drama films United Artists films Films directed by Garson Kanin 1960s English-language films 1960s American films Films with screenplays by Garson Kanin {{1960s-US-film-stub

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