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What Makes Sammy Run?

1959 · 1h 44m · 7.0 on TMDB

TV Movie

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.

Cast

Larry Blyden
Sammy Glick
John Forsythe
Al Manheim
Barbara Rush
Kit Sargent
Dina Merrill
Laurette Harrington

Sidney Blackmer

Sidney Blackmer

H.L. Harrington

Norman Fell

Norman Fell

Sammy's Brother

Jay Lawrence

Sheik Romero

Horace McMahon

Horace McMahon

Mike Crowley

Nelson Olmsted

Nelson Olmsted

Ben Osborne

David Opatoshu

David Opatoshu

Sidney Fineman

William Post Jr.

William Post Jr.

Lucky Westover

Milton Selzer

Milton Selzer

Julian Blumberg

Production

Directed by

Where to watch

Not streaming anywhere right now — rental or physical it is.

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Released: September 27, 1959

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