A powerful production and a sterling reminder of the glory days of 1950s television.
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02/15/09
What Makes Sammy Run? (1959)
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Starring: Larry Blyden, John Forsythe, Barbara Rush, Dina Merrill
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The television production was carried by the blistering performance of Blyden.
04/20/09
The adaptation pulls a few punches regarding ethnicity and union-organizing, but as primetime network fare, it's surprisingly "mature."
02/18/09
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September 01, 2009:
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He worked on it for a decade, but Ben Stiller never ended up bringing Budd Schulberg's classic novel "What Makes Sammy Run?" to the screen. Now, in a Q&A with writer Jerry... More...
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