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Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness? is a 1969 British musical film directed by Anthony Newley and starring himself, Joan Collins, Milton Berle, George Jessel and Bruce Forsyth.
Newley has conceived his film in surrealistic terms. Most of the action takes place on a seashore somewhere where Heironymus has piled up exhibits for a museum history of his life. Episodes are staged in the form of music-hall revues, all tied together by the device of Heironymus' autobiographical project.
Merkin’s promiscuous relationships with women are explored, particularly Polyester Poontang and the adolescent Mercy Humppe. Merkin is constantly surrounded by a Satan-like procurer, Goodtime Eddie Filth, and an angelic ‘Presence’ who interrupts Merkin’s …more. Cast.
- Anthony Newley
6 feb 2016 · The abundant female nudity and the cheeky, politically incorrect jokes, make it abundantly clear why this film’s biggest fan seems to have been Playboy Magazine – posters for the film boasted the magazine’s 10-page spread on Merkin.
Film star Merkin (Anthony Newley) relives the movie of his life, to forget Mercy Humppe and find true happiness with his wife (Joan Collins).
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Aware that at the age of 40 his life is more than half over, Heironymus Merkin brings his mother and his two children to a deserted beach to show them a filmed account of his life. As a child, he is persuaded by his dying Uncle Limelight, an old vaudevillian, to embark upon a stage career.
Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness? est un film britannique réalisé par Anthony Newley sorti en 1969, mais qui fut impropre à la commercialisation (la première comédie musicale classée X).
