Spoof of the silent-movie era, with Madeline Kahn and Bruce Dern as Hollywood hopefuls whose careers are launched by a talented canine. Art Carney, Ron Leibman, Phil Silvers, Teri Garr. Cameos include Virginia Mayo, Rory Calhoun, Ricardo Montalban, Ethel Merman, Yvonne DeCarlo, Joan Blondell, Broderick Crawford, Dorothy Lamour, Ann Miller, Johnny Weissmuller, Alice Faye.