George,Peppard,plays,a,hard-driven,industrialist,more,than,a,little,reminiscent,of,Howard,Hughes.While,he,builds,airplanes,,directs,movies,and,breaks,hearts,,his,friends,and,lovers,try,to,reach,his,human,side,,and,find,that,it‘s,an,uphill,battle.The,film‘s,title,is,a,metaphor,for,self-promoting,tycoons,who,perform,quick,financial,takeovers,,impose,dictatorial,controls,for,short-term,profits,,then,move,on,to,greener,pastures.The,Carpetbaggers,is,the,kind,of,trashy,classic,most,people,were,too,embarrassed,to,admit,they,enjoyed,back,in,the,early,60s.But,this,Harold,Robbins,adaptation,is,so,cheerfully,vulgar,,it‘s,hard,not,to,have,a,good,time,-,especially,given,the,thinly,veiled,portrait,of,Howard,Hughes,at,its,center.,George,Peppard,plays,the,heel-hero,,who,founds,an,airline,company,in,the,1920s,and,buys,a,movie,studio,in,the,1930s,,crushing,friends,and,mistresses,along,the,way.The,high,cheese,factor,is,aided,by,the,good-time,cast:,Carroll,Baker,as,Peppard‘s,hot,stepmom,,Bob,Cummings,(quite,funny),as,a,cynical,agent,,and,Elizabeth,Ashley,,who,married,Peppard,,in,her,debut,-uncharacteristically,,as,a,good,girl.One,sad,note,is,Alan,Ladd,,looking,and,sounding,very,end-of-the-line,in,his,final,role,,as,a,man‘s,man,cowboy,star.Elmer,Bernstein‘s,swaggering,score,helps,goose,the,action,along.
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