Larry Blyden

Ivan Lawrence Blieden (June 23, 1925 – June 6, 1975), known as Larry Blyden, was an American actor, stage producer and director, and game show host. He made his Broadway stage debut in 1948 and went on to appear in numerous productions on and off Broadway. In 1972, he won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical for his performance in the revival of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum which he also produced. That same year, he became the host of the syndicated revival version of What's My Line? At the time of his death, Blyden was slated to host a new game show Showoffs. He died of injuries sustained in a single car accident while vacationing in Morocco on June 6, 1975.

The Bachelor Party (1957)

Five office friends meet up for a night on the town to celebrate the forthcoming marriage of one of them. As the night wears on and the drink starts to tell, they become more confidential in expressing their concerns and hopes.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Delbert Mann
CAST:  Don Murray  •  Jack Warden  •  E.G. Marshall  •  Carolyn Jones

Five office friends meet up for a night on the town to celebrate the forthcoming marriage of one of them. As the night wears on and the drink starts to tell, they become more confidential in expressing their concerns and hopes.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Delbert Mann
CAST:  Don Murray  •  Jack Warden  •  E.G. Marshall  •  Carolyn Jones

Broadway's Lost Treasures (2003)

The golden age of the annual Tony Awards ceremony lasted from 1967 to 1986 — the period during which Alexander H. Cohen and his wife, Hildy Parks, were the producers of the show. This film offers a compilation of performances from Tony Award broadcasts during those ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Christopher A. Cohen
CAST:  Julie Andrews  •  Vivian Blaine  •  Yul Brynner  •  Tommy Tune

The golden age of the annual Tony Awards ceremony lasted from 1967 to 1986 — the period during which Alexander H. Cohen and his wife, Hildy Parks, were the producers of the show. This film offers a compilation of performances from Tony Award broadcasts during those ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Christopher A. Cohen
CAST:  Julie Andrews  •  Vivian Blaine  •  Yul Brynner  •  Tommy Tune

On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1970)

Daisy Gamble, an unusual woman who hears phones before they ring, and does wonders with her flowers, wants to quit smoking to please her fiancé, Warren. She goes to a doctor of hypnosis to do it. But once she's under, her doctor finds out that she can regress into ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vincente Minnelli
CAST:  Barbra Streisand  •  Yves Montand  •  Bob Newhart  •  Larry Blyden

Daisy Gamble, an unusual woman who hears phones before they ring, and does wonders with her flowers, wants to quit smoking to please her fiancé, Warren. She goes to a doctor of hypnosis to do it. But once she's under, her doctor finds out that she can regress into ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vincente Minnelli
CAST:  Barbra Streisand  •  Yves Montand  •  Bob Newhart  •  Larry Blyden

Kiss Them for Me (1957)

Three navy war heroes are booked on a morale-building "vacation" in San Francisco. Once they manage to elude their ulcerated public relations officer, the trio throw a wild party with plenty of pretty girls.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stanley Donen
CAST:  Cary Grant  •  Jayne Mansfield  •  Leif Erickson  •  Suzy Parker

Three navy war heroes are booked on a morale-building "vacation" in San Francisco. Once they manage to elude their ulcerated public relations officer, the trio throw a wild party with plenty of pretty girls.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stanley Donen
CAST:  Cary Grant  •  Jayne Mansfield  •  Leif Erickson  •  Suzy Parker

What Makes Sammy Run? (1959)

An adaptation of Budd Schulberg's incendiary 1941 novel about the rise of an unscrupulous Hollywood producer. The production was divided into two parts and aired on NBC's Sunday Showcase.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Delbert Mann
CAST:  Larry Blyden  •  John Forsythe  •  Barbara Rush  •  Dina Merrill

An adaptation of Budd Schulberg's incendiary 1941 novel about the rise of an unscrupulous Hollywood producer. The production was divided into two parts and aired on NBC's Sunday Showcase.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Delbert Mann
CAST:  Larry Blyden  •  John Forsythe  •  Barbara Rush  •  Dina Merrill

Ghostbreakers (1967)

A professor and his beautiful assistant investigate a murder which occurs in a supposedly haunted house.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Don Medford
CAST:  Kerwin Mathews  •  Diana Van der Vlis  •  Norman Fell  •  Larry Blyden

A professor and his beautiful assistant investigate a murder which occurs in a supposedly haunted house.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Don Medford
CAST:  Kerwin Mathews  •  Diana Van der Vlis  •  Norman Fell  •  Larry Blyden

The Satan Murders (1974)

Assured that it's a joke, a berated wife makes a deal with a local Satan occultist for the death of her irritating husband and finds that the Devil doesn't play games.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lela Swift
CAST:  Salome Jens  •  Larry Blyden  •  Douglass Watson  •  Barton Heyman

Assured that it's a joke, a berated wife makes a deal with a local Satan occultist for the death of her irritating husband and finds that the Devil doesn't play games.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lela Swift
CAST:  Salome Jens  •  Larry Blyden  •  Douglass Watson  •  Barton Heyman