What Makes Sammy Run? (1959)

7.0/10 104 min TV Movie

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.

Cast

Larry Blyden

Sammy Glick

John Forsythe

Al Manheim

Barbara Rush

Kit Sargent

Dina Merrill

Laurette Harrington

Sidney Blackmer

H.L. Harrington

Norman Fell

Sammy's Brother

Horace McMahon

Mike Crowley

Nelson Olmsted

Ben Osborne

David Opatoshu

Sidney Fineman

William Post Jr.

Lucky Westover

Milton Selzer

Julian Blumberg

Monique van Vooren

Zizi Molnari

Earl Wilson

Earl Wilson

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