Good Sam (1948)

19481h 54mdir. Leo McCareyUnited Statesromantic comedycomedy drama

With Gary Cooper, Ann Sheridan, Clinton Sundberg, Edmund Lowe, Harry Hayden, Irving Bacon, Joan Lorring, Louise Beavers

Directed by Leo McCarey

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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. It received mixed reviews, with critics alternately liking and disliking the film based on whether they viewed it as a serious story or a spoof. The film was one of the top box-office draws of 1948, grossing $2.95 million.

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