The Great Man (1956)
1h 32m
Running Time
December 1, 1956Release Date
The Great Man (1956)
1h 32m
Running Time
December 1, 1956Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
Joe Harris, preparing a eulogy for popular radio commentator Herb Fuller, finds that nobody has a good word to say about him.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
José Ferrer
Joe Harris
Dean Jagger
Philip Carleton
Keenan Wynn
Sid Moore
Joanne Gilbert
Ginny
Julie London
Carol Larson
Ed Wynn
Paul Beaseley
Al Morgan
Writer
Jim Backus
Nick Cellantano
Aaron Rosenberg
Producer
Russ Morgan
Eddie Brand
Herman Stein
Composer
Edward Platt
Dr. O'Conner (as Edward C. Platt)
Harold Lipstein
Cinematographer
Albrecht Joseph
Editor
Robert Foulk
Mike Jackson
Lyle Talbot
Harry Connors
Sherman Todd
Editor
Vinton Hayworth
Charley Carruthers
Henny Backus
Mrs. Rieber
Vikki Dougan
Receptionist
Robert Schwartz
Mailboy
Janie Alexander
Mary Browne
Leslie I. Carey
Sound
Ruby R. Levitt
Set Decoration
Details.
Wiki.
The Great Man is a 1956 American film noir drama film directed by and starring José Ferrer. The screenplay was written by Ferrer and Al Morgan, Morgan's novel of the same name the source material. It was loosely based on the controversial career of Arthur Godfrey, a beloved TV and radio host whose image had been tarnished by a number of cast firings and Godfrey's contentious battles with the press.