Career

Year: 1959

Runtime: 105 mins

Language: English

Director: Joseph Anthony

Drama

James Lee adapts his off‑Broadway play for film, directed by Joseph Anthony. Aspiring actor Sam (Anthony Franciosa) will sacrifice family and take any job to become a Broadway star. Director Maury (Dean Martin) refuses to cast him, prompting Sam to marry Maury's girlfriend (Shirley MacLaine). After a failed deal, Maury backs out again, and Sam is drafted into the army.

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