10/10
Part 2 of the TV adaptation of "What Makes Sammy Run?" was even better than the first
12 May 2010
After watching and reviewing the first part of the TV adaptation of Budd Schulberg's "What Makes Sammy Run?" (which he collaborated with his brother Stuart on the teleplay), I immediately viewed the second hour part on the DVD. In this part that aired the following week, Sammy Glick (Larry Blyden) has had a successful run of hit movies of which some credit goes to one of his writers-and former dating partner-Kit Sargent (Barbara Bush). One of those other writers, however, a one Al Manheim (John Forsythe), who was also one of Glick's former New York paper colleagues, decides to get back to his former grounds at the Big Apple as he reluctantly says goodbye to Kit as he's fallen for her. It's only when Glick needs someone to write a newspaper picture that he manages to get Manheim back...This second part was even better than the first as producer/directer Delbert Mann hits on all cylinders as he pushes the drama forward. Besides the three leads I mentioned, there were also very compelling performances by Sidney Blackmer as studio head H. L. Harrington, Dina Merill as his daughter Laurette, David Opatoshu as head of production Sidney Fineman, and, in a nice surprise from his later better-known role of Mr. Roper on "Three's Company", Norman Fell as Seymour Glick, Sammy's closer-to-his-roots brother. Fell, especially, is very effective in his role. So on that note, these episodes of the anthology series "Sunday Showcase" were a nice surprise discovery when I checked these out from my local library. They're well worth seeing.
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