David Susskind Movies

In this charming TV adaptation of the 1947 film classic, a kindly old gentleman (Ed Wynn) working as a Macy's department store Santa causes a...

A no-nonsense diplomat of the Soviet Union, Nina Ivanovna Ninotchka Yakushova arrives in Paris to ensure the sale of jewels seized during the Russian...

The story of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt during their 12-year stay at the White House.

The story of John Henry Faulk, a radio/TV personality of the 1950s, who was blacklisted during the McCarthy era. Faulk sued the organization that was...

In pre-WWI England, a youngster is expelled from a naval academy over a petty theft, but his parents raise a political furor by demanding a trial.

Unsold pilot for Carol Lawrence's talk show

Recounts the events of the final years of Napoleon, culminating in his exile on the isle of St. Helena.

Recreating the one-man show he starred in on Broadway, Hal Holbrook portrays Mark Twain as a 70-year old humorist who skewers politicians,...

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

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

The historic interview that stopped JFK in his tracks...

A police detective falls in love with the woman whose murder he’s investigating.

The fascinating 1973 interview with a mid-level hitman named “Joey” who describes in detail his life in the mob that included the murder...

A British housewife faces up to the harsh realities of the Second World War.

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.

An aging Southern Belle complicates life for her ambitious son and crippled daughter because of her own warped views of what life should be.

An anti-Communist propaganda film produced by the United States Information Agency for the indoctrination of the children separated by Operation...