- For the MST3K episode, see MST3K 307 - Daddy-O.
Daddy-O is a 1958 musical crime thriller film directed by Edgar G. Ulmer and written by Jack Lewis.
Plot
Daddy-O
A truck-driving singer named Phil meets a blonde bombshell when she tries to run his truck off the road. Guy meets girl again at a nightclub. They have a drag race.
Meanwhile, Phil’s best friend is run off the road by drug-dealing bad guys and dies in the crash. Though our hero is briefly accused of causing the accident that killed his best friend, he is quickly exonerated.
Phil goes undercover at the bad guys’ nightclub (taking on the alias "Daddy-O") to find out who really caused his best friend’s death. He sings at the nightclub and moonlights driving the drug smugglers’ car. The blonde girl wants to help him investigate, so she gets hired on as a cigarette girl, against Phil’s wishes.
The good guys solve the crime and fall in love.
Cast
- Kirk Morris as Maciste
- Laura Brown as Amoha
- Alessio Pregara as King Olibana
- Frank Leroy as Kermes
- Alfredo Zammi as Tyran
Notes
- Music composed by John Williams (making his debut here).