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Salt & Pepper is a British film of genre Thriller directed by Richard Donner released in USA on 18 september 1968 with Sammy Davis Jr.
Salt & Pepper (1968)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 18 september 1968
Length 1h42
Directed by Richard Donner
OriginUnited-kingdom
Themes Spy films
Rating51%
Salt and Pepper is a 1968 comedy film starring Sammy Davis, Jr., Peter Lawford, Michael Bates, Ilona Rodgers and John Le Mesurier. The film was directed by Richard Donner, who later would direct such blockbuster successes as Superman and Lethal Weapon.
It spawned a 1970 sequel, One More Time, directed by Jerry Lewis.
^ "Big Rental Films of 1969", Variety, 7 January 1970 p 15
Synopsis
Chris Pepper (Lawford) and Charlie Salt (Davis) own a nightclub in Swinging London, operating under the suspicious eye of the intrepid Inspector Crabbe.Actors
Sammy Davis Jr.
(Charles Salt)
Peter Lawford
(Christopher Pepper)
Michael Bates
(Inspector Crabbe)
Calvin Lockhart
(Jones)
Ilona Rodgers
(Marianne Renaud)
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