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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)

Good Sam
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Released in USA 1 september 1948
Length 1h54
Directed by ,    
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    Comedy,    Comedy-drama,    Romantic comedy,    Romance
Rating62% 3.146713.146713.146713.146713.14671

Good 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.

Synopsis

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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