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What Makes Sammy Run?

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What Makes Sammy Run?

7.0

1h 44m

1959

Synopsis

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

TV Movie

Cast & Crew

Larry Blyden

Larry Blyden

as Sammy Glick

John Forsythe

John Forsythe

as Al Manheim

Barbara Rush

Barbara Rush

as Kit Sargent

Dina Merrill

Dina Merrill

as Laurette Harrington

Sidney Blackmer

Sidney Blackmer

as H.L. Harrington

Norman Fell

Norman Fell

as Sammy's Brother

Jay Lawrence

as Sheik Romero

Horace McMahon

Horace McMahon

as Mike Crowley

Nelson Olmsted

Nelson Olmsted

as Ben Osborne

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