What Makes Sammy Run? 65 years old

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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What Makes Sammy Run? Cast

Name Character
Barbara Rush She was 32, now 97 years old as Kit Sargent
Sidney Blackmer He was 64, 78 years old when he died as H.L. Harrington
John Forsythe He was 41, 92 years old when he died as Al Manheim
Norman Fell He was 35, 74 years old when he died as Sammy's Brother
Milton Selzer He was 40, 87 years old when he died as Julian Blumberg
Dina Merrill She was 35, 93 years old when she died as Laurette Harrington
David Opatoshu He was 41, 78 years old when he died as Sidney Fineman
Horace McMahon He was 53, 65 years old when he died as Mike Crowley
Larry Blyden He was 34, 49 years old when he died as Sammy Glick
Nelson Olmsted He was 110, 78 years old when he died as Ben Osborne
Monique van Vooren She was 32, 92 years old when she died as Zizi Molnari
Jay Lawrence He was 35, 63 years old when he died as Sheik Romero
William Post, Jr. He was 58, 88 years old when he died as Lucky Westover

What Makes Sammy Run? Crew

Name Department
Robert Alan Aurthur as Executive Producer. He was 37 (56) years old when He died Production
Delbert Mann as Director. He was 39 (87) years old when He died Directing
Delbert Mann as Producer. He was 39 (87) years old when He died Production
Stuart Schulberg as Writer. He was 36 (56) years old when He died Writing
What Makes Sammy Run? poster
What Makes Sammy Run? (65 years)

  • Release day: Sunday, September 27, 1959
  • Runtime: 104 minutes