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Tight 59-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
MoodPlayr · trivia#01
The Man Who Had Influence
1950 0h 59m EN
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8.0
BANGER
★8.0TMDB · 1
TV MovieDrama
Synopsis
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Business mogul's son David Grant uses his father's power to extricate himself from problems - until implication in a woman's death tests David's willingness to avoid responsibility.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Where to watch · US
Cast
Stanley Ridges
J. C. Grant
Robert Sterling
David Grant
Eva Marie Saint
David's Cafe Guest (as Eve Marie Saint)
King Calder
Jim O'Rourke
Anne Bancroft
Maria Cassini
Esther Minciotti
Mrs. Cassini
Robert Emhardt
Joe Phelps
David Winters
Tom Boyne
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Franklin J. Schaffner
- Writers
- Don Mankiewicz, Worthington Miner
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Franklin J. Schaffner directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 59-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 276 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Stanley Ridges and Robert Sterling and Eva Marie Saint carry the top of the cast.
- 5IMDB entry: tt0712514 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Runtime
- 59 min · 0h 59m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
Also by
Franklin J. Schaffner
Production companies
Who made it
CBS
US
Key crew
- ProducerWorthington Miner
Release history · US
When it landed
- TV1950-05-29
