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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.
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Cast
16 people
Dean Martin
Maury Novak
Known for
Rio Bravo
Ocean's Eleven
Anthony Franciosa
Sam Lawson
Known for
Tenebre
A Face in the Crowd
Shirley MacLaine
Sharon Kensington
Known for
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
The Apartment
Carolyn Jones
Shirley Drake
Known for
The Addams Family
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Joan Blackman
Barbara Lawson Helmsley
Known for
Blue Hawaii
Kid Galahad
Robert Middleton
Robert Kensington
Known for
Even Angels Eat Beans
Friendly Persuasion
Frank McHugh
Charlie Gallagher
Known for
Going My Way
The Roaring Twenties
Donna Douglas
Marjorie Burke
Known for
The Beverly Hillbillies
Frankie and Johnny
Jerry Paris
Allan Burke
Known for
Marty
The Caine Mutiny
Chuck Wassil
Eric Peters
Known for
I Married a Monster from Outer Space
Mary Treen
Marie
Known for
It's a Wonderful Life
Room for One More
Yuki Shimoda
Yosho
Known for
The Octagon
Auntie Mame
Joseph Anthony Director · James Lee Screenplay Franz Waxman Composer
Worldwide gross $3M · United States release October 8, 1959 · Produced in United States
Box office
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$3,000,000
Production
Hal Wallis Productions
Production
Paramount Pictures
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United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · October 8, 1959
Theatrical
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