The Day of the Locust

6.3

145 minutes

5/7/1975

Overview

Hollywood, 1930s. Tod Hackett, a young painter who tries to make his way as an art director in the lurid world of film industry, gets infatuated with his neighbor Faye Greener, an aspiring actress who prefers the life that Homer Simpson, a lone accountant, can offer her.

Cast List

Donald Sutherland
as Homer Simpson
Karen Black
as Faye Greener
Burgess Meredith
as Harry Greener
William Atherton
as Tod Hackett
Geraldine Page
as Big Sister
Richard Dysart
as Claude Estee
Bo Hopkins
as Earle Shoop
Pepe Serna
as Miguel
Lelia Goldoni
as Mary Dove
Jackie Earle Haley
as Adore Loomis
Billy Barty
as Abe Kusich
Gloria LeRoy
as Mrs. Loomis
Natalie Schafer
as Audrey Jennings
Jane Hoffman
as Mrs. Odlesh
Paul Stewart
as Helverston
John Hillerman
as Ned Grote
Paul Jabara
as Nightclub Entertainer
Norman Leavitt
as Mr. Odlesh
Madge Kennedy
as Mrs. Johnson
Ina Gould
as Lee Sister #1
Florence Lake
as Lee Sister #2
Margaret Willey
as Mrs. Gingo
John War Eagle
as Mr. Gingo
Gloria Stroock
as Alice Estee
Nita Talbot
as Joan
Nicholas Cortland
as Projectionist
Alvin Childress
as Butler
Byron Paul
as Guest #1
Virginia Baker
as Guest #2
Roger Price
as Guest #3
Angela Greene
as Guest #4
Robert O. Ragland
as Guest #5
Abbey Greshler
as Guest #6
Ann Coleman
as Girl #1
Gyl Roland
as Girl #2
William Castle
as Director
Fred Scheiwiller
as 1st Asst. Director
Wally Rose
as 2nd Asst. Director
Grainger Hines
as French Lt.
DeForest Covan
as Shoe Shine Boy
Michael Quinn
as Major Domo
Robert Pine
as Apprentice #1
Jerry Fogel
as Apprentice #2
Dennis Dugan
as Apprentice #3
David Ladd
as Apprentice #4
Bob Holt
as Tour Guide
Queenie Smith
as Palsied Lady
Margaret Aikens Jenkins
as Choral Director
Jonathan Kidd
as Undertaker
Wally K. Berns
as Theater Manager
Dick Powell Jr.
as Dick Powell
Al Bain
as Autograph Hunter (uncredited)