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What Makes Sammy Run? poster

What Makes Sammy Run?(1959)

September 27, 19591h 44m

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Overview

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
Writers: Budd Schulberg, Stuart Schulberg

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

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Status: Released
Original title: What Makes Sammy Run?
Production: NBC