David Susskind Movies

  • 1967
    Mark Twain Tonight!

    Mark Twain Tonight!

    Mark Twain Tonight!

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    Recreating the one-man show he starred in on Broadway, Hal Holbrook portrays Mark Twain as a 70-year old humorist who skewers politicians,...

    Mark Twain Tonight!
  • 1974
    The Country Girl

    The Country Girl

    The Country Girl

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    Frank Elgin's career in the theater is all washed up — but his friend Bernie thinks he can make a comeback, as long as his wife Georgie doesn't...

    The Country Girl
  • 1978
    Who'll Save Our Children?

    Who'll Save Our Children?

    Who'll Save Our Children?

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    A childless couple provide shelter for a pair of homeless children. When they try to adopt them the natural parents appear leading to the inevitable...

    Who'll Save Our Children?
  • 1968
    Of Mice and Men

    Of Mice and Men

    Of Mice and Men

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    Two ranch workers, one of them simple-minded, look for work and happiness during the Great Depression, but luck is not in their cards.

    Of Mice and Men
  • 2020
    David Susskind Archive: I Was a Hitman for the Mafia

    David Susskind Archive: I Was a Hitman for the Mafia

    David Susskind Archive: I Was a Hitman for the Mafia

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    The fascinating 1973 interview with a mid-level hitman named “Joey” who describes in detail his life in the mob that included the murder...

    David Susskind Archive: I Was a Hitman for the Mafia
  • 1958
    The Winslow Boy

    The Winslow Boy

    The Winslow Boy

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    In pre-WW1 England, a youngster is expelled from a naval academy over a petty theft, but his parents raise a political furor by demanding a trial.

    The Winslow Boy
  • 1970
    Howard Hughes: the Watergate Connection

    Howard Hughes: the Watergate Connection

    Howard Hughes: the Watergate Connection

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    The 1973 program that explored Howard Hughes’ connection to Watergate and the alleged $100,000 bribe to Nixon that may have precipitated the...

    Howard Hughes: the Watergate Connection
  • 1962
    At the Drop of a Hat

    At the Drop of a Hat

    At the Drop of a Hat

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    "An after-dinner farrago" featuring British writers and performers Michael Flanders and Donald Swann.

    At the Drop of a Hat
  • 1970
    David Susskind Archive: Gay Rights Pro and Con

    David Susskind Archive: Gay Rights Pro and Con

    David Susskind Archive: Gay Rights Pro and Con

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    In the year AIDS was first defined by the CDC, this 1982 program is a human rights debate between religious scholars and notable gay New Yorkers.

    David Susskind Archive: Gay Rights Pro and Con