Film what makes sammy run

The story of an unscrupulous Hollywood promoter. Al Manheim : Alright. Al Manheim : "Worldwide Pictures requests the pleasure of your company at a dinner honoring Mr. Samuel Glick. Al Manheim : That's our Sammy. Al Manheim : " Windsor Room, Park Wilshire Hotel. Sign In. Sunday Showcase. Episode aired Sep 27, Biography Comedy Drama. Director Delbert Mann. Budd Schulberg Stuart Schulberg. Top credits Director Delbert Mann. See more at IMDbPro.

Photos Add Image. Without spoiling the book, What Makes Sammy Run? His friendly, name-naming testimony to the House Committee on Un-American Activities did not endear him in certain Hollywood circles. The Los Angeles Times has one version of the story; the Fourth International sees things a bit differently. Born a Tinseltown blue blood, a child who grew up with movie stars at his birthday parties and running around studio backlots while epics like Ben Hur were being filmed, Schulberg has an intricate and complicated history with Hollywood.

If no one will film What Makes Sammy Run? This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed. Budd Schulberg. Movie poster for the Schulberg-penned On The Waterfront. In the film, Terry Malloy Marlon Brando testifies against mob influence over the dockworkers union. Published 13 May Last updated 11 April I can't count all the times I've seen shows about bitter, self-hating associates complaining about an essential heel in and out of show business , and backstabbing producers and others are commonplace today both on and off the screen.

This was based on a novel by Budd Schulberg, who turned it into a musical starring Steve Lawrence co-written by Schulberg's brother, Stuart. This TV version does not include the songs.

Neither the novel nor the musical were ever turned into a movie, mostly because people feared it would be considered anti-Semitic because Sammy was Jewish. Back in the day Schulberg argued that most of the characters, some of whom were decent guys like Al Manheim, were also Jewish; it was a true cross-section. I have never read the novel, so I don't know if Schulberg explained part of Sammy's hunger not just on his poor tenement upbringing but as a reaction to blatant anti-Semitism -- this is not delved into at all in the TV version.

The TV production makes one major change in that it offers Sammy redemption. In the original story, Sammy is all for pushing Fineman out so that he can take his place, but in the TV show he sticks up for Fineman, tells Harrington that he, Sammy, not only owes Fineman a lot but that Fineman is the best man for the job.

This doesn't help Fineman but at least Sammy makes a sincere effort. One could argue that this is out of character for Sammy.