What Makes Sammy Run? (1959)
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.
Director: Delbert Mann
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Larry Blyden as Sammy Glick |
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John Forsythe as Al Manheim |
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Barbara Rush as Kit Sargent |
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Dina Merrill as Laurette Harrington |
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Sidney Blackmer as H.L. Harrington |
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Norman Fell as Sammy's Brother |
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Jay Lawrence as Sheik Romero |
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Horace McMahon as Mike Crowley |
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Nelson Olmsted as Ben Osborne |
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David Opatoshu as Sidney Fineman |
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William Post Jr. as Lucky Westover |
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Milton Selzer as Julian Blumberg |
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Monique van Vooren as Zizi Molnari |
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Earl Wilson as Earl Wilson |
| Writing | Budd Schulberg | Writer |
| Production | Robert Alan Aurthur | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Noel Taylor | Costume Design |
| Production | Delbert Mann | Producer |
| Production | Edith Hamlin | Casting |
| Directing | Delbert Mann | Director |
| Sound | Irwin Bazelon | Music |
| Art | Otis Riggs | Production Design |
| Writing | Budd Schulberg | Novel |
| Writing | Stuart Schulberg | Writer |
