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Wikipedia article'Soul Hustler', also known as 'The Day the Lord Got Busted', is a 1973 American feature film starring Fabian as a preacher.[http://www.fabianforte.net/thedaythelordgotbusted%20.htm 'The Day the Lord Got Busted'] at Fabianforte.net PlotSinger Matthew Crowe (Fabian Forte) 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. ProductionThe 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. ReleaseThe film was released theatrically in the south but was a commercial disappointment.[https://books.google.com/books?id=JJhb4abmZv4C&pg=PA134&lpg=PA134&dq=%22I+ran+into+Burt+Topper%22&source=bl&ots=5b_8rCDqOK&sig=keK-tAcY0AaRVDYBvvNRSJwmfU0&hl=en&sa=X&ei=9IWhU5ncLtGw7AbL9IHoCQ&ved=0CCIQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22I%20ran%20into%20Burt%20Topper%22&f=false Brian Albright: Interview with Joyce King] 'Wild Beyond Belief!' (McFarland, 2008) - (pages 134-136). Linked 2014-06-18 References | |
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