The Philco Television Playhouse What Makes Sammy Run? (Season 1, Episode 28)
TV Episode | Drama

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The Philco Television Playhouse

What Makes Sammy Run? (Season 1, Episode 28)

TV Episode | Drama

An unscrupulous go-getter ascends to the heights of the movie business.

Director

Writers

Samuel Carter (adaptation) | Paddy Chayefsky (story) (writer) | Budd Schulberg (novel "What Makes Sammy Run")

Producer

Fred Coe (producer)

Composer

Morris Mamorsky

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Edit Released

Updated Apr 10, 1949

Release date

Apr 10, 1949 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Nominated for 7 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 1 win

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12 cast members

Name	Known for
Bert Lytell Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	Alias the Lone Wolf (1927)
Bob Stanton Self - Announcer Self - Announcer See fewer	Mohawk Showroom (1949)
Doe Avedon Laurette Harrington Laurette Harrington See fewer	The High and the Mighty (1954)
Philip Bourneuf Al Manheim Al Manheim See fewer	Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (1956)
Solen Burry Actor Actor See fewer	Crime Photographer (1951)
José Ferrer Sammy Glick Sammy Glick See fewer	Cyrano de Bergerac (1950)
Earl George Actor Actor See fewer	Man Against Crime (1949)
Lou Gilbert Sidney Fineman Sidney Fineman See fewer	The Great White Hope (1970)
Phyllis Hill Kit Sargent Kit Sargent See fewer	One Step Beyond (1959)
John Marley Actor Actor See fewer	Love Story (1970)
Howard Smith H.L. Harrington H.L. Harrington See fewer	Death of a Salesman (1951)
Fredd Wayne Actor Actor See fewer	Secrets of the Pirates' Inn (1969)

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