Philco Television Playhouse
What Makes Sammy Run?
Season 1, Episode 28 · Aired 1949-04-10
Synopsis
The story of Sammy Glick, the man with a positive genius for being a heel, who runs through New York's East Side, through newspaper ranks and finally through Hollywood, leaving in his wake the wrecked careers of his associates; for this is his tragedy and his chief characteristic-his congenital incapacity for friendship.
In the series
This episode is part of Philco Television Playhouse (1948–1955) on NBC.
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