Cold Turkey (1971)

02/19/1971 1h 39m

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Overview

Reverend Brooks leads the town in a contest to stop smoking for a month, But some tobacco executives don't want them to win, and try everything they can to make them smoke. If townspeople don't go nuts, from wanting a cigarette, or kill each other from irritation and frustration, they will win a huge prize.

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Cast Ages at Release

Dick Van Dyke

as Rev. Clayton Brooks

Born 12/13/1925, age

Pippa Scott

as Natalie Brooks

Born 11/10/1935, age

Tom Poston

as Mr. Stopworth

Born 10/17/1921

Died 04/30/2007, age

Edward Everett Horton

as Hiram C. Grayson

Born 03/17/1886

Died 09/29/1970, age

Bob Elliott

as Hugh Upson / David Chetley / Sandy Van Andy

Born 03/26/1923

Died 02/02/2016, age

Vincent Gardenia

as Mayor Wappler

Born 01/07/1920

Died 12/09/1992, age

Barnard Hughes

as Dr. Proctor

Born 07/16/1915

Died 07/10/2006, age

Paul Benedict

as Zen Buddhist

Born 09/17/1938

Died 12/01/2008, age

Bob Newhart

as Merwin Wren

Born 09/05/1929, age

Ronald Reagan

as Self (archive footage)

Born 02/06/1911

Died 06/05/2004, age

M. Emmet Walsh

as Art

Born 03/22/1935

Died 03/19/2024, age

Harvey Jason

as Hypnotist

Born 02/29/1940, age

Ted Knight

as Mr. Slick (uncredited)

Born 12/07/1923

Died 08/26/1986, age

Louis Zorich

as Douglas Truesdale (uncredited)

Born 02/12/1924

Died 01/30/2018, age