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Sunday Showcase

  • TV Series
  • 1959–19611959–1961
  • 1h
IMDb RATING
4.5/10
153
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Sunday Showcase (1959)
  • Biography
  • Comedy
  • Drama
A show featuring various specials. Some specials were comedy, and others were serious drama by famous authors.A show featuring various specials. Some specials were comedy, and others were serious drama by famous authors.A show featuring various specials. Some specials were comedy, and others were serious drama by famous authors.
IMDb RATING
4.5/10
153
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  • Stars
    • Robert Emhardt
    • Milton Berle
    • Jimmy Durante
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  • Stars
    • Robert Emhardt
    • Milton Berle
    • Jimmy Durante
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    • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 1 win & 6 nominations total

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    Robert Emhardt
    Robert Emhardt
    • Governor Fulleras Governor Fuller…
    5 episodes5 eps • 1960–1961
    Milton Berle
    Milton Berle
    • Selfas Self…
    2 episodes2 eps • 1959
    Jimmy Durante
    Jimmy Durante
    • Selfas Self…
    3 episodes3 eps • 1959–1961
    Bob Hope
    Bob Hope
    • Selfas Self
    3 episodes3 eps • 1959–1961
    E.G. Marshall
    E.G. Marshall
    • William Thompsonas William Thompson…
    3 episodes3 eps • 1959–1960
    Milton Selzer
    Milton Selzer
    • Julian Blumbergas Julian Blumberg…
    3 episodes3 eps • 1959–1960
    Larry Blyden
    Larry Blyden
    • Sammy Glickas Sammy Glick
    3 episodes3 eps • 1959–1960
    Steven Hill
    Steven Hill
    • Bartolomeo Vanzettias Bartolomeo Vanzetti…
    3 episodes3 eps • 1960
    Royal Beal
    • Walter Ripleyas Walter Ripley…
    3 episodes3 eps • 1960
    Stuart Germain
    • Judge Webster Thayeras Judge Webster Thayer…
    3 episodes3 eps • 1960
    Ben Grauer
    • Narratoras Narrator
    3 episodes3 eps • 1960
    Lucille Ball
    Lucille Ball
    • Lucy Ricardoas Lucy Ricardo…
    1 episode1 ep • 1959
    Teresa Wright
    Teresa Wright
    • Julia Grantas Julia Grant…
    2 episodes2 eps • 1960
    Ralph Bellamy
    Ralph Bellamy
    • Selfas Self…
    1 episode1 ep • 1959
    Tim O'Connor
    Tim O'Connor
    • Jabez Stoneas Jabez Stone
    2 episodes2 eps • 1959–1960
    Cedric Hardwicke
    Cedric Hardwicke
    • Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.as Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.…
    1 episode1 ep • 1960
    Henderson Forsythe
    • General Buckneras General Buckner…
    2 episodes2 eps • 1959–1960
    Dina Merrill
    Dina Merrill
    • Laurette Harringtonas Laurette Harrington
    2 episodes2 eps • 1959
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    • Trivia
      Around 1956, Eddie Fisher and his agent Lew Wasserman were discussing roles for Fisher's acting debut. A project being discussed at the time was "What Makes Sammy Run?" by Budd Schulberg and Stuart Schulberg. Fisher wanted to play aggressive Producer Sammy Glick, "the ultimate Jewish hustler. I knew a lot of real Sammy Glicks, and I felt confident that was a character I could play." Lew Wasserman decided that the character was too much of a classic negative Jewish stereotype, and that it would be bad for Fisher to play it. So Fisher went in the complete opposite direction (in retrospect, perhaps too far) with then-wife Debbie Reynolds in the squeaky clean comedy that Fisher hated, Bundle of Joy (1956), a film made to capitalize on the birth of their daughter, future "Princess Leia" Carrie Fisher. The Schulberg project "What Makes Sammy Run?" was eventually produced in two parts for this show, episodes #1.2 and #1.3.

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    • Release date
      • September 20, 1959 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Breck Sunday Showcase
    • Production company
      • National Broadcasting Company (NBC)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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