Daddy-O

Daddy-O is a 1958 B-movie starring Dick Contino. It was directed by Lou Place and written by David Moessinger.

Cast

• Phil Sandifer/Daddy-O - Dick Contino
• Jana Ryan - Sandra Giles
• Sidney Chillas - Bruno VeSota
• Bruce Green - Jack McClure

Plot

Hotshot street-racer Phil Sandifer (Contino) is working as a truck driver, when he is harassed by a sports car driving on the highway. He later meets up with the driver, Jana (Giles), in a local club. Jana challenges Phil to a race; Jana cheats, and Phil loses. At the same time, his best friend Sonny is run off the road and killed by an unidentified assailant (VeSota).

Later at the club, Phil is arrested in connection with Sonny's murder; he is let off on probation, but is stripped of his drivers license. Phil quickly launches into an investigation into the murder, his first suspect being Jana. She denies any involvement, and joins Phil in his investigation. He follows the trail of clues to nightclub owner Chillas (Sonny's assailant), and Chillas's lackey Bruce, who runs the gym Sonny used to frequent. Chillas hires Phil as a singer under the alias of "Daddy-O".

Not long after being hired, Phil is beaten up by a couple of drug dealers who have mistaken him for Pete Plum, a pseudonym used by Sonny. Phil draws the conclusion that Sonny had been moving money around for Chillas, and that he had stolen some of the money and was killed as a result. Phil confronts Chillas with the information, and they confront one another in a liquor cellar. Phil manages to knock Chillas out, and soon the police arrive and arrest him and Bruce. The movie ends just as Phil is asked to sing.

Trivia

• The film's score is notable, as it is the first soundtrack composed by John Williams.
• Daddy-O was the featured film on an episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000.
• In the 1994 hit film Pulp Fiction, a poster for Daddy-O is visible during scenes taking place in the 1950's nostalgia restaurant "Jack Rabbit Slim's".

External links

• Daddy-O at the Internet Movie Database