The Phynx is a 1970 American comedy film directed by Lee H. Katzin about a rock and roll band named The Phynx and their mission in foreign affairs. The group is sent to Albania to locate celebrity hostages taken prisoner by Communists. This turned out to be the final film appearance for several of the veteran performers in the cast, including Leo Gorcey, George Tobias and Marilyn Maxwell. History The Phynx received an extremely limited release, and has since become something of an obscure, rarely seen cult film; bootleg copies for many years turned up on auction websites before Warner Archive officially released the film on DVD in October 2012. Plot Cast The Phynx... Themselves A. "Michael" Miller Ray Chippeway Dennis Larden Lonny Stevens Lou Antonio... Corrigan Mike Kellin... Bogey Michael Ansara... Col. Rostinov George Tobias... Markevitch Joan Blondell... Ruby Martha Raye... Foxy Larry Hankin... Philbaby Pat McCormick... Father O'Hoolihan Ultra Violet... Felice Rich Little... Voice in Box Susan Bernard... London Belly Sally Struthers... World's No. 1 Fan Cameos Patty Andrews Rona Barrett Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy Busby Berkeley James Brown Dick Clark Xavier Cugat Cass Daley Andy Devine Fritz Feld Leo Gorcey (in his final film role, released after his death.) Huntz Hall John Hart (as The Lone Ranger) Louis Hayward George Jessel Ruby Keeler Patsy Kelly Dorothy Lamour Guy Lombardo Trini Lopez Joe Louis Marilyn Maxwell (in her final film role) Butterfly McQueen Pat O'Brien Maureen O'Sullivan Richard Pryor Harold Sakata Colonel Sanders Jay Silverheels (as Tonto) Ed Sullivan Rudy Vallee Clint Walker Johnny Weissmuller Significance This was Gorcey and Hall's final time they appeared in a film together; the duo made dozens of films together as The Dead End Kids, East Side Kids, and The Bowery Boys from the 1930s to the 1950s. See also List of American films of 1970 Top Secret! (1984) References External links 1970 films 1970s English-language films Films about music and musicians Films directed by Lee H. Katzin Films set in Albania Warner Bros. films American spy comedy films 1970s spy comedy films Cold War spy films Films shot in the province of Ávila 1970 comedy films 1970s American films