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What Makes Sammy Run? 1959 movie poster
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7 / 10 IMDb September 27, 1959 1h 44m

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.

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Director
Delbert Mann
Runtime
1h 44m
Release Date
September 27, 1959
Genre
TV Movie
Status
Released
00
Country
United States of America
Writers
Budd Schulberg (Novel)Stuart Schulberg (Writer)
Producers
Delbert MannRobert Alan Aurthur

Cast

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
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Jay Lawrence
as Sheik Romero
Horace McMahon
Horace McMahon
as Mike Crowley
Nelson Olmsted
Nelson Olmsted
as Ben Osborne
David Opatoshu
David Opatoshu
as Sidney Fineman
William Post Jr.
William Post Jr.
as Lucky Westover
Milton Selzer
Milton Selzer
as Julian Blumberg
Monique van Vooren
Monique van Vooren
as Zizi Molnari
Earl Wilson
Earl Wilson
as Earl Wilson

Production Companies

NBCNBC
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