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The Comedian (1957)

The Comedian (1957)

Drama Comedy TV Movie
Release Date: 1957, February 14
Directors: John Frankenheimer
Countries: United States of America
Production: Playhouse 90, CBS
Cast: Mickey Rooney, Whit Bissell, King Donovan, Kim Hunter, Mel Tormé, Edmond O'Brien, H.M. Wynant, Claudette Colbert, Michael Ross, Eddie Ryder, Constance Ford

Overview:

Sammy Hogarth, a vaudeville comedian who now has his own TV show, is a ruthless egomaniac who demands instant obedience from his staff and heaps abuse on those in lesser positions than his. His most vituperative behavior, however, is reserved for his weak-willed brother, Lester, whom Sammy has hired as his assistant but whom he really uses as his whipping boy.

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