Career (1959)
1h 45m
Running Time
October 8, 1959Release Date
Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.

Dean Martin
Maurice 'Maury' Novak

Anthony Franciosa
Sam Lawson

Shirley MacLaine
Sharon Kensington

Carolyn Jones
Shirley Drake

Joan Blackman
Barbara Lawson Helmsley

Robert Middleton
Robert Kensington

Donna Douglas
Marjorie Burke

Jerry Paris
Allan Burke

Frank McHugh
Charlie Gallagher

Chuck Wassil
Eric Peters

Mary Treen
Marie, Secretary to Shirley Drake

Joseph Anthony
Director

Yuki Shimoda
Yosho

Alan Hewitt
Matt Helmsley

Marjorie Bennett
Fan Magazine Columnist

John Benson
Jeep Driver

Philip Strong
Writer

Pamela Duncan
Myra Holloway

Joseph Anthony
Director

James Lee
Screenplay / Theatre Play

Joseph LaShelle
Director of Photography

Hal B. Wallis
Producer

Franz Waxman
Original Music Composer

Edith Head
Costume Design
Media.

Details.
This Movie Is About.
divorce
miscarriage
Wiki.
Career is a 1959 American drama film directed by Joseph Anthony and starring Dean Martin, Tony Franciosa, and Shirley MacLaine.
The movie is the story of actor Sam Lawson (Franciosa) who is bent on breaking into the big time at any cost, braving World War II, the Korean War and even the blacklist.
The film is based on the play written by James Lee, which premiered at the off-Broadway Seventh Avenue South Playhouse in New York City in 1957. In turn, the play is loosely based on the 1936 novel of the same name by Phil Stong, which had been previously adapted for the screen in 1939 by Dalton Trumbo and Bert Granet.
Lee adapted his own play for the 1959 version. The film was nominated for three Academy Awards and won one Golden Globe Award.
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