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Movie Info. Upon the death of much-loved radio and TV humorist Herb Fuller, his manager, Sid Moore (Keenan Wynn), ropes young company reporter Joe Harris (José Ferrer) into putting together a ...
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The Great Man (1956) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
The Great Man is a thinly disguised Arthur Godfrey. stevie-1 4 September 2001. Just as Charlie Kane was based on William Randolph Hearst, great man Herb Fuller was based on TV and radio icon Arthur Godfrey. I believe several of the story lines in Great Man paralleled events in Godfrey's life.
The Great Man was shot at the Universal Pictures Building in New York City (which doubled for the "Amalgamated Broadcasting" building), as well as various locations across the city, and at the Universal Studios lot in California. According to film critic and author Pauline Kael, Ed Wynn, who had begun his career as a comedian, and later went on ...
The Great Man is a beloved radio and television personality who dies suddenly. Jose Ferrer (who also directed) plays a writer/commentator who has a chance to break into the Big Time by preparing a eulogistic broadcast concerning the deceased celebrity.
On the death of popular national radio commentator Herb Fuller, underling Joe Harris undertakes to prepare an hour long, eulogistic program featuring interviews with Fuller's friends. But, though Fuller was beloved by 150 million of what all the pros term the "great unwashed," all Harris can find is victims, cynical users, and outright enemies of Fuller. Is this where the magic of editing ...
All about Movie: directors and actors, awards, reviews and ratings, movie facts, trailers, stills, backstage. Joe Harris, preparing a eulogy for popul...
