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Steve Rossi wanted to incorporate material from their comedy routine into the film but his ideas were refused. Mel Tolkin had written for Your Show of Shows and had many other comedy credits, whilst Norman Abbott, the nephew of Bud Abbott, had the experience of directing many successful American television comedy shows. (This proved not to be the case, and no sequels were produced for the film, although the duo did appear in the 1974 film Allen and Rossi Meet Dracula and Frankenstein. The story is set in London in 1886 and deals with Mr Adolf Verloc and his work as a spy for an unnamed country (presumably Russia).

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Paramount Pictures had highly successful comedy teams of Bob Hope and Bing Crosby in the 1940s and Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis in the 1950s and no doubt wished to recreate their success with the duo's screen debut in the film. The Last of the Secret Agents (1966) Full Cast & Crew See agents for this cast & crew on IMDbPro Directed by Norman Abbott Writing Credits Cast (in credits order) complete, awaiting verification Produced by Music by Pete King Cinematography by Harold E. ProductionĪllen & Rossi were a popular comedy team in their nightclub and television appearances, notably on The Ed Sullivan Show. Sinatra's title song was reused as an end title song in Bill Murray's The Man Who Knew Too Little.

Among the stolen treasures is the Statue Of Liberty. Genre: Comedy Original Language: English Director: Norman Abbott Producer. Marty and Steve, American tourists in France, are given a multipurpose umbrella and pitted against an international band of art thieves. Neal Hefti wrote the song You Are for Steve Rossi, which does appear on the soundtrack, as does the song 'Don Jose, Ole' written by Tolkin and Abbott. Two Americans (Marty Allen, Steve Rossi) are recruited abroad to foil an organization out to steal the Venus de Milo. The resulting song, 'The Last of the Secret Agents', did not appear on the Pete King soundtrack album.Īt the end of Nancy Sinatra's performance of the title song, she suffers a comic 'wardrobe malfunction' leaving her only clad in bra, panties, stocking and heels. Paramount ordered the producer to have Sinatra sing in the film with Hazlewood quickly composing a title song for her reminiscent of John Barry's Thunderball. During post-production in January 1966, Sinatra's ' These Boots Are Made for Walkin'' composed by Lee Hazlewood was a smash hit. Nancy Sinatra had made several film appearances previously, and it was planned that she would sing a song written for her by Paramount's Famous Music division's Burt Bacharach and Hal David, but it was cut due to budget constraints. In addition to the then popular spy film genre, the film spoofs many other items of the day such as cigarette commercials. THEM has plans to steal priceless international art treasures, most notably the Venus de Milo. Frederick Duval ( John Williams) to thwart the plans of the evil crime and espionage organisation THEM led by Zoltan Schubach ( Theo Marcuse).

Two Americans in Paris (Allen & Rossi) are reluctantly recruited by the Good Guys Institute (GGI) led by J. The Last of the Secret Agents? is a 1966 American film that spoofs the spy film genre, starring the then-popular comedy team of Allen & Rossi.