FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Terry Lynn Smith
(310) 786-1042
The Museum of
Television & Radio Presents
An Exclusive
Screening Event on May 9 Featuring
The Newly Discovered Complete 1959 Television Broadcast of
What Makes Sammy Run?
With Special Guests
Dina Merrill, Delbert Mann, Barbara Rush, and Budd Schulberg
Los Angeles, CA— The Museum of
Television & Radio in Los Angeles presents a Members-Only screening of the
recently discovered and restored complete two-part broadcast of the 1959
production of What Makes Sammy Run?,
which has not been seen in Los Angeles since its original airdate. Long considered one of television’s “lost”
treasures, the program was discovered and restored with the assistance of the
Library of Congress. What Makes Sammy
Run? will be presented in its entirety on
Budd Schulberg’s
scathing tale of a preternaturally driven hustler who bulldozes his way to the
top of the Hollywood food chain caused a sensation when it was published in
1941, and no studio dared bring it to the screen—which made it perfect for
television. An abridged adaptation with
José Ferrer in the title role aired in the late
forties; however, it is the 1959 production, cowritten
by Schulberg (with his brother Stuart) and directed
by Delbert Mann for the prestigious anthology series Sunday Showcase, that
remains the definitive version. Starring
John Forsythe, Barbara Rush, Dina Merrill, and—in the performance of his career
as Sammy Glick—Larry Blyden.
According to Stuart N. Brotman, president of The Museum of Television & Radio,
“The complete broadcast of the original television production of What Makes Sammy Run?
has been among the most
important lost programs that the Museum has been searching for since we opened
our doors in 1976. We are very pleased to have made this exciting
discovery and to now include it as a vital part of our preeminent programming
collection at both our
The Museum Members–Only event will be
held at The Museum of Television & Radio, located
at
The Museum of Television & Radio, with
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located at 25 West 52 Street in Manhattan, is open Tuesdays through Sundays
from noon to 6:00 p.m. and until 8:00 p.m. on Thursdays. The Museum of
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