Career
1959 | 105m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Joseph Anthony |
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| Writer: | Dalton Trumbo, James Lee, Philip Stong, Bert Granet |
| Staring: |
| Playwright James Lee adapted his off-Broadway play for the screen in this high-strung adaptation, directed by Joseph Anthony. In this simplistic, backroom show-business-success saga, Anthony Franciosa plays Sam, a struggling young actor who will forsake his family and take any type of menial job in order to become a Broadway star. Dean Martin is on hand as Maury, an aspiring director also trying to claw his way up the ladder of success. When Maury gets his big break, Sam wants a part in his show, but when Maury, who is unwilling to cast Sam in the production, turns down Sam's request, Sam seduces and marries Maury's girlfriend (Shirley MacLaine). In spite of everything, Maury wants his girl back, and Sam agrees to a divorce on the stipulation that Maury cast him as the star in his next show. Once again, Maury reneges and, before Sam can exact his revenge, Uncle Sam comes to the rescue and he is drafted into the army. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 08, 1959 |
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| Director: | Joseph Anthony |
| Writer: | Dalton Trumbo, James Lee, Philip Stong, Bert Granet |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | divorce, miscarriage |
| Production Companies | Hal Wallis Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 25, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Dean Martin | Maurice 'Maury' Novak |
| Anthony Franciosa | Sam Lawson |
| Shirley MacLaine | Sharon Kensington |
| Carolyn Jones | Shirley Drake |
| Joan Blackman | Barbara Lawson Helmsley |
| Robert Middleton | Robert Kensington |
| Donna Douglas | Marjorie Burke |
| Jerry Paris | Allan Burke |
| Frank McHugh | Charlie Gallagher |
| Chuck Wassil | Eric Peters |
| Mary Treen | Marie, Secretary to Shirley Drake |
| Yuki Shimoda | Yosho |
| Alan Hewitt | Matt Helmsley |
| Marjorie Bennett | Fan Magazine Columnist |
| John Benson | Jeep Driver |
| Pamela Duncan | Myra Holloway |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Franz Waxman | Original Music Composer |
| Edith Head | Costume Design |
| Sam Comer | Set Decoration |
| Dalton Trumbo | Writer |
| Joseph Anthony | Director |
| James Lee | Theatre Play, Screenplay |
| Joseph LaShelle | Director of Photography |
| Warren Low | Editor |
| Philip Stong | Novel |
| Bert Granet | Writer |
| Hal Pereira | Art Direction |
| Walter H. Tyler | Art Direction |
| Arthur Krams | Set Decoration |
| Ralph Axness | Second Assistant Director |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Hal B. Wallis | Producer |
| Paul Nathan | Associate Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 3 |
| 2024 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 2 |
| 2024 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 1 |
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| 2024 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 2024 | 10 | 7 | 23 | 1 |
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| 2024 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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