27 September 1959 TV Movie 104 mins
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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Larry Blyden as Sammy Glick
John Forsythe as Al Manheim
Barbara Rush as Kit Sargent
Dina Merrill as Laurette Harrington
Sidney Blackmer as H.L. Harrington
Norman Fell as Sammy's Brother
Jay Lawrence as Sheik Romero
Horace McMahon as Mike Crowley
Nelson Olmsted as Ben Osborne
David Opatoshu as Sidney Fineman
William Post Jr. as Lucky Westover
Milton Selzer as Julian Blumberg
Monique van Vooren as Zizi Molnari
Earl Wilson as Earl Wilson
Budd Schulberg Writer
Robert Alan Aurthur Executive Producer
Noel Taylor Costume Design
Delbert Mann Producer
Edith Hamlin Casting
Delbert Mann Director
Irwin Bazelon Music
Otis Riggs Production Design
Budd Schulberg Novel
Stuart Schulberg Writer
United States 27 September 1959
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