What Makes Sammy Run? (1959)

★ 7.0 1h 44m IMDb
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An adaptation of Budd Schulberg's incendiary 1941 novel about the rise of an unscrupulous Hollywood producer. The production was divided into two parts and aired on NBC's Sunday Showcase.

What Makes Sammy Run?

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Larry Blyden
Larry Blyden as Sammy Glick Died 1975 · Houston, Texas, USA Ivan Lawrence Blieden (June 23, 1925 – June 6, 1975), known as Larry Blyden, was an American actor, stage producer and director, and game show host. He made his Broadway stage debut in 1948 and went...
John Forsythe
John Forsythe as Al Manheim Died 2010 · Penns Grove, New Jersey, USA John Forsythe (born Jacob Lincoln Freund; January 29, 1918 – April 1, 2010) was an American stage, television and film actor. Forsythe starred in three television series, spanning four decades and thr...
Barbara Rush
Barbara Rush as Kit Sargent Died 2024 · Denver, Colorado, USA Barbara Rush (January 4, 1927 - March 31, 2024) was an American Golden Globe Award-winning movie and television actress. In 1954, Rush won the Golden Globe Award as most promising female newcomer for...
Dina Merrill
Dina Merrill as Laurette Harrington Died 2017 · New York City, New York, USA Dina Merrill (born Nedenia Marjorie Hutton; December 29, 1923 – May 22, 2017) was an American actress, heiress, socialite, businesswoman, and philanthropist. Description above from the Wikipedia arti...
Sidney Blackmer
Sidney Blackmer as H.L. Harrington Died 1973 · Salisbury, North Carolina, USA Sidney Alderman Blackmer (13 July 1895 – 6 October 1973) was an American actor. Blackmer was born and raised in Salisbury, North Carolina. He started off in an insurance and financial business but ga...
Norman Fell
Norman Fell as Sammy's Brother Died 1998 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Norman Fell (born Norman Noah Feld; March 24, 1924 – December 14, 1998) was an American actor of film and television. He is most famous for his role as landlord Mr. Roper on the sitcom Three's Company...
Director Delbert Mann
Cast Larry Blyden, John Forsythe, Barbara Rush, Dina Merrill, Sidney Blackmer, Norman Fell, Jay Lawrence, Horace McMahon, Nelson Olmsted, David Opatoshu

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