Richard is a 1972 film co-directed by Harry Hurwitz and Lorees Yerby. The film was notable as it was a lampoon of President Richard Nixon before the Watergate scandal.
Plot In order to earn his wings, a Guardian Angel (Rooney) comes down from heaven to train Richard (Dixon) to be President of the United States. He wins the 1968 presidential election, which was, in reality, sponsored by a group of Irishmen on a bet.
Cast Mickey Rooney as Guardian Angel Imogene Bliss as Mother Marvin Braverman as Hardhat John Carradine as Plastic Surgeon Richard M. Dixon as Richard (spoof of 37th President Richard M. Nixon Paul Ford as Washington, D.C. Doctor Kevin McCarthy as another Washington, D.C. Doctor Vivian Blaine
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