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December 1956 (USA) moreTagline:
Everybody loved the Great Man except those who hated his guts!Plot:
Joe Harris, preparing a eulogy for popular radio commentator Herb Fuller, finds that nobody has a good word to say about him. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 2 nominations moreUser Comments:
A Welles Copy? moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | José Ferrer | ... | Joe Harris |
| Dean Jagger | ... | Philip Carleton |
| Keenan Wynn | ... | Sid Moore |
| Julie London | ... | Carol Larson |
| Joanne Gilbert | ... | Ginny, Harris's secretary |
 | Ed Wynn | ... | Paul Beaseley |
| Jim Backus | ... | Nick Cellantano |
| Russ Morgan | ... | Eddie Brand |
 | Edward Platt | ... | Dr. O'Connor (as Edward C. Platt) |
| Robert Foulk | ... | Mike Jackson, radio engineer |
| Lyle Talbot | ... | Harry Connors |
| Vinton Hayworth | ... | Charley Carruthers |
| Henny Backus | ... | Mrs. Rieber |
| Janie Alexander | ... | Mary Browne |
| Vikki Dougan | ... | Marcia, new receptionist |
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Mono (Westrex Recording System)Fun Stuff
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This is a very interesting film for a variety of reasons. In many ways, it's a CITIZEN KANE knock-off, but sometimes in reverse. We see the reporter who is putting together the story of the great man, but we never see the great man himself. As in "Kane," the ex-wife is an alcoholic singer. There is also a "Rosebud" of sorts-a deathbed obscenity. Well worth watching!