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What Makes Sammy Run (1959)
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70
NR
1 hr 44 min
Sep 27th, 1959
TV Movie
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An adaptation of Budd Schulbergs incendiary 1941 novel about the rise of an unscrupulous Hollywood producer The production was divided into two parts and aired on NBCs Sunday Showcase
Starring
Larry Blyden
John Forsythe
Barbara Rush
Director
Delbert Mann
Writers
Budd Schulberg
Stuart Schulberg
Movie Details
Full Cast & Crew
Cast & Crew
L
Larry Blyden
as Sammy Glick
J
John Forsythe
as Al Manheim
B
Barbara Rush
as Kit Sargent
D
Dina Merrill
as Laurette Harrington
S
Sidney Blackmer
as H.L. Harrington
N
Norman Fell
as Sammy's Brother
B
Budd Schulberg
Novel
B
Budd Schulberg
Writer
R
Robert Alan Aurthur
Executive Producer
D
Delbert Mann
Director
D
Delbert Mann
Producer
S
Stuart Schulberg
Writer
Movie Details
Original Language:
English
Executive Producers:
Robert Alan Aurthur
Production Companies:
NBC
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