The Comedian
7.8
Sammy Hogarth, a vaudeville comedian who now has his own TV show, is a ruthless egomaniac who demands instant obedience from his staff and heaps abuse on those in lesser positions than his. His most vituperative behavior, however, is reserved for his weak-willed brother, Lester, whom Sammy has hired as his assistant but whom he really uses as his whipping boy.
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Cast
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Mickey Rooney
Sammy Hogarth
Known for
The Fox and the Hound
Night at the Museum
Kim Hunter
Julie Hogarth
Known for
Planet of the Apes
A Streetcar Named Desire
Edmond O'Brien
Al Preston
Known for
The Killers
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Mel Tormé
Lester Hogarth
Known for
Daffy Duck's Quackbusters
Constance Ford
Connie
Known for
Home from the Hill
A Summer Place
Whit Bissell
Otis Elwell
Known for
The Time Tunnel
The Time Machine
King Donovan
The Director
Known for
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
The Defiant Ones
Eddie Ryder
Jake
Known for
The Country Girl
H.M. Wynant
Sonny
Known for
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
Marlowe
Michael Ross
Masseur
Known for
Attack of the 50 Foot Woman
D.O.A.
Claudette Colbert
Self (intro)
Known for
It Happened One Night
The Palm Beach Story
John Frankenheimer Director · Rod Serling Writer Ernest Lehman Author
United States release February 14, 1957 · Produced in United States · Production CBS
Production
Playhouse 90
Production
CBS
Production
United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · February 14, 1957
TV
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