''Soul Hustler'', also known as ''The Day the Lord Got Busted'', is a 1973 American feature film starring
Fabian as a preacher.
Plot
Singer Matthew Crowe (
Fabian Forte
Fabian Anthony Forte (born February 6, 1943), professionally known as Fabian, is an American singer and actor.
Forte rose to national prominence after performing several times on ''American Bandstand''. He became a teen idol of the late 1950s ...
) teams up with a tent show preacher (
Tony Russel) who uses him as part of his touring show. Matthew lands a record deal and the preacher becomes his manager. They hire a group of musicians and become very successful. However, his new fortune increases his dependence on drugs, and his off-stage carousing threatens his career.
Production
The film was shot in San Diego in 1971.
During production the film used the title ''That Lovin' Man Jesus'' and later ''The Love-In Man''.
It was also known as ''Matthew''. Fabian filmed part of the picture at an Osmonds Concert at LA Forum – it was his first public singing performance in ten years.
Release
The film was released theatrically in the south but was a commercial disappointment.
[Brian Albright: Interview with Joyce King]
''Wild Beyond Belief!'' (McFarland, 2008) - (pages 134-136). Linked 2014-06-18
References
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1973 films
American musical drama films
1973 drama films
Films directed by Burt Topper
Films produced by Burt Topper
1970s English-language films
1970s American films
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