The One and Only

Actor Henry Winkler is seen sporting peroxided blonde hair in this movie. The name of the blonde-haired ballet-costume wearing wrestling character with a harem of girls that Andy Schmidt (Henry Winkler) creates was called "The Lover" or "The Great Lover', and he is 'The One And Only' of the film's title. The character and film's story was based on glamor wrestler Gorgeous George (real name George Raymond Wagner) and his career. This picture was made and released about fifteen years after Gorgeous George had passed away. Winkler once commented that George had blond curls and sprayed himself in the ring with perfume, "If that doesn't shatter my Fonz image, nothing will!".

As Andy travels between matches by train, Amtrak equipment is seen. The movie is set in 1951, but Amtrak wasn't established until 1971.

Featured in The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson: Carl Reiner, Jack Klugman, Jan Todd (1978)