| Good Sam | |
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| Directed by | Leo McCarey |
| Screenplay by | Ken Englund |
| Story by | Leo McCarey John D. Klorer |
| Produced by | Leo McCarey |
| Starring | Gary Cooper Ann Sheridan Edmund Lowe |
| Cinematography | George Barnes |
| Edited by | James C. McKay |
| Music by | Robert Emmett Dolan |
Production company | Rainbow Productions |
| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
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Running time | 130 minutes (original release) 114 minutes (reissue) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $2,950,000 (US rentals)[1] |
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.