David Susskind Movies

  • 1972
    If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band

    If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band

    If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band

    01972HD

    Life in a black ghetto isn't easy for 14-year-old Billie Jean Sims, who has a father in jail, a blind grandmother, and a brother with a drug habit....

    If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band
  • 1962
    At the Drop of a Hat

    At the Drop of a Hat

    At the Drop of a Hat

    01962HD

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

    At the Drop of a Hat
  • 1976
    Harry S. Truman: Plain Speaking

    Harry S. Truman: Plain Speaking

    Harry S. Truman: Plain Speaking

    01976HD

    A biography of President Harry S. Truman.

    Harry S. Truman: Plain Speaking
  • 1975
    A Moon for the Misbegotten

    A Moon for the Misbegotten

    A Moon for the Misbegotten

    01975HD

    A cynical, self-hating, failed actor visits the gruff, earthy daughter of his scheming Irish tenant farmer and passes a soul-baring night of...

    A Moon for the Misbegotten
  • 1970
    The Carol Lawrence Show

    The Carol Lawrence Show

    The Carol Lawrence Show

    01970HD

    Unsold pilot for Carol Lawrence's talk show

    The Carol Lawrence Show
  • 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

    02020HD

    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
  • 1973
    Howard Hughes: the Watergate Connection

    Howard Hughes: the Watergate Connection

    Howard Hughes: the Watergate Connection

    01973HD

    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
  • 1970
    David Susskind Archive: Truman Capote Tells All

    David Susskind Archive: Truman Capote Tells All

    David Susskind Archive: Truman Capote Tells All

    01970HD

    An extensive interview originally broadcast in Feb. 1979. Host David Susskind and Truman Capote discuss the icon's history, his writing, his social...

    David Susskind Archive: Truman Capote Tells All
  • 2012
    The David Susskind Show: Give 'em Hell Harry

    The David Susskind Show: Give 'em Hell Harry

    The David Susskind Show: Give 'em Hell Harry

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    In 1961, David Susskind conducted a series of interviews with former President Harry Truman in Truman's hometown of Independence, Missouri. After...

    The David Susskind Show: Give 'em Hell Harry
  • 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

    01970HD

    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