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Good Sam is a american film of genre Drama directed by Leo McCarey released in USA on 1 september 1948 with Gary Cooper
Good Sam (1948)
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Add to a movie listGood Sam is a 1948 American romantic comedy-drama film starring Gary Cooper as a Good Samaritan who is helpful to others at the expense of his own family. The film was directed by Leo McCarey and produced by McCarey's production company, Rainbow Productions.
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Sam Clayton is too good for his own good. A sermon by Rev. Daniels persuades him to help others in every way he can, including his wife Lu's good-for-nothing brother, Claude, who's been living with them rent-free for six months, and their neighbors the Butlers, who need a car for a vacation when theirs breaks down.Actors
Gary Cooper
(Sam Clayton)
Ann Sheridan
(Lucille 'Lu' Clayton)
Ray Collins
(Rev. Daniels)
Edmund Lowe
(H.C. Borden)
Joan Lorring
(Shirley Mae)
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