Heironymus Merkin
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Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness? is a 1969 British musical film directed by Anthony Newley and starring himself, Joan Collins, Milton Berle, George Jessel and Bruce Forsyth.
Feb 28, 2022 · Can Hieronymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe And Find True Happiness? Video Item Preview
- 110 min
Large battles can be lost on small fields. One of the reasons so many fashionable New York critics didn't like "Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness?," I'm convinced, is that the title is so hard to fit into an opening paragraph.
Film star Merkin (Anthony Newley) relives the movie of his life, to forget Mercy Humppe and find true happiness with his wife (Joan Collins).
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- Anthony Newley
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- Anthony Newley
Aware that at the age of 40 his life is more than half over, Heironymus Merkin brings his mother and his two children to a deserted beach to show them a filmed account of his life. As a child, he is persuaded by his dying Uncle Limelight, an old vaudevillian, to embark upon a stage career.
- Anthony Newley, Ray Frift
- Anthony Newley
With Filth's guidance, Merkin steadily transforms into a self-centered womanizer, save only for the longing he feels for his one lost love, Mercy Humppe (Connie Kreski). As the producers of his life story scream for him to come up with an ending, Merkin must look back and decide what, if anything, he's learned from his experiences.
Married to Polyester Poontang (Joan Collins), Heironymus cannot forget Mercy Humppe, the beautiful innocent so deliciously cavorted by Connie Kreski, one-time Playboy bunny. Can...
