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Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Dean Martin

Maurice 'Maury' Novak

Age : 78 | Popularity : 89%

Anthony Franciosa

Sam Lawson

Age : N/A | Popularity : 53%

Shirley MacLaine

Sharon Kensington

Age : N/A | Popularity : 100%

Carolyn Jones

Shirley Drake

Age : N/A | Popularity : 100%

Joan Blackman

Barbara Lawson Helmsley

Age : 86 | Popularity : 55%

Robert Middleton

Robert Kensington

Age : 66 | Popularity : 42%

Donna Douglas

Marjorie Burke

Age : 81 | Popularity : 29%

Jerry Paris

Allan Burke

Age : N/A | Popularity : 58%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Joseph Anthony
	Second Assistant Director	Ralph Axness
Writing	Screenplay	James Lee
	Novel	Philip Stong
	Theatre Play	James Lee
	Writer	Bert Granet Dalton Trumbo
Camera	Director of Photography	Joseph LaShelle
Production	Producer	Hal B. Wallis
	Associate Producer	Paul Nathan
Sound	Original Music Composer	Franz Waxman
Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	Edith Head
Editing	Editor	Warren Low
Art	Art Direction	Hal Pereira Walter H. Tyler
	Set Decoration	Sam Comer Arthur Krams
Department	Role	Name

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