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Director:
Vincente Minnelli
Writers:
James Jones (novel)
John Patrick (writer) ...
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Release Date:
18 December 1958 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Drama | Romance See more »
Tagline:
Dave was back and the whole town knew that trouble- and women- were close behind! See more »
Plot:
In the post-war, the alcoholic and bitter veteran military and former writer Dave Hirsch returns from Chicago to his hometown Parkman... See more » | Add synopsis »
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Awards:
Nominated for 5 Oscars. Another 7 wins & 1 nomination See more »
NewsDesk:
(55 articles)
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User Reviews:
A Great American Tragedy See more (61 total) »

Cast

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Frank Sinatra ... Dave Hirsh

Dean Martin ... Bama Dillert

Shirley MacLaine ... Ginnie Moorehead

Martha Hyer ... Gwen French

Arthur Kennedy ... Frank Hirsh
Nancy Gates ... Edith Barclay
Leora Dana ... Agnes Hirsh
Betty Lou Keim ... Dawn Hirsh
Larry Gates ... Professor Robert Haven French
Steve Peck ... Raymond Lanchak (as Steven Peck)
Connie Gilchrist ... Jane Barclay
Ned Wever ... Smitty
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jan Arvan ... Nightclub Manager (uncredited)
George Brengel ... Ned Deacon (uncredited)
John Brennan ... Wally Dennis (uncredited)
Tom Buening ... Student (uncredited)
George Cisar ... Hubie Nelson (uncredited)
Carole Conn ... Cigarette Girl (uncredited)
Chuck Courtney ... Parkman Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

Sheryl Deauville ... Julia, Solo Dancer in Bar (uncredited)
Roy Engel ... Sheriff (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum ... Passerby Outside Bar (uncredited)

Joe Gray ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Don Haggerty ... Ted Harperspoon (uncredited)
Anthony Jochim ... Judge Baskin (uncredited)
James Jones ... Crew Cut Man Playing Poker (uncredited)
Paul Jones ... George Huff (uncredited)
Donald Kerr ... Waiter at Smitty's (uncredited)
Harold Lakeman ... Minor Role (uncredited)

Len Lesser ... Indianapolis Poker Player (uncredited)
William Lockridge ... Bus Driver (uncredited)
Joe McKenna ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Denny Miller ... Dewey Cole (uncredited)
Frank Mitchell ... Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)

Carmen Phillips ... Rosalie - Bama's Girl (uncredited)
Janelle Richards ... Virginia Stevens (uncredited)
Ric Roman ... Joe (uncredited)

Marion Ross ... Sister Mary Joseph (uncredited)

William Schallert ... Al - Jewelry Store Clerk (uncredited)
Charles Schulte ... Bus Driver (uncredited)
Diane Signore ... Minor Role (uncredited)

George E. Stone ... Slim (uncredited)
Albert T. Viola ... Guitarist (uncredited)
Geraldine Wall ... Mrs. Stevens (uncredited)
Dave White ... Bus Driver (uncredited)
John Wurtz ... Minor Role (uncredited)
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Directed by
Vincente Minnelli 
 
Writing credits
James Jones (novel "Some Came Running")

John Patrick (writer) &
Arthur Sheekman (writer)

Produced by
Sol C. Siegel .... producer (uncredited)
 
Original Music by
Elmer Bernstein 
 
Cinematography by
William H. Daniels 
 
Film Editing by
Adrienne Fazan 
 
Casting by
Bobby Webb (uncredited)
 
Art Direction by
William A. Horning 
Urie McCleary 
 
Set Decoration by
Henry Grace 
Robert Priestley 
 
Costume Design by
Walter Plunkett 
 
Makeup Department
William Tuttle .... makeup artist
Lauren Cosand .... makeup man (uncredited)
Bernard Ponedel .... makeup man (uncredited)
Jane Rinck .... body makeup (uncredited)
Josephine Sweeney .... hairdresser (uncredited)
Jack Wilson .... makeup man (uncredited)
 
Production Management
Dave Friedman .... production manager (uncredited)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
William McGarry .... assistant director
Tom McCrory .... second assistant director (uncredited)
Kurt Neumann .... second assistant director (uncredited)
 
Art Department
Matty Azzarone .... leadman (uncredited)
Carl Beondé .... props (uncredited)
Tom Ordoqui .... props (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Franklin Milton .... recording supervisor
Norwood A. Fenton .... mixer (uncredited)
Van Allen James .... sound editor (uncredited)
Larry Jost .... recordist (uncredited)
Norman Jost .... boom operator (uncredited)
 
Special Effects by
Doug Hubbard .... special effects (uncredited)
 
Stunts
Joe Gray .... stunts (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Virgil Apger .... still photographer (uncredited)
John E. Barber .... grip (uncredited)
Tom Donnell .... grip (uncredited)
W.F. Eckhardt .... grip (uncredited)
Paul Koons .... second assistant camera (uncredited)
Al Lane .... camera operator (uncredited)
Tom Long .... grip (uncredited)
Leo Monlon .... head grip (uncredited)
Phil O'Neil .... assistant camera (uncredited)
Dean B. Peterson .... best boy (uncredited)
Albert Robison .... grip (uncredited)
Camden Rogers .... best boy (uncredited)
Wes Shanks .... gaffer (uncredited)
Roy Strickland .... grip (uncredited)
 
Casting Department
Don McElwaine .... assistant casting (uncredited)
Don McElwaine .... local casting (uncredited)
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Morris Brown .... wardrobe man (uncredited)
Gertrude Gellert .... wardrobe woman (uncredited)
Donald MacDonald .... wardrobe man (uncredited)
Lambert Marks .... wardrobe man (uncredited)
Doris Stutz .... wardrobe woman (uncredited)
 
Editorial Department
Charles K. Hagedon .... color consultant
Jack Sekely .... assistant editor (uncredited)
 
Music Department
Elmer Bernstein .... conductor (uncredited)
Jack Hayes .... orchestrator (uncredited)
Leo Shuken .... orchestrator (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Charles C. Coleman .... location director (uncredited)
John Delgado .... stand-in: Frank Sinatra (uncredited)
Joe Gray .... stand-in: Dean Martin (uncredited)
Eylla Jacobs .... script supervisor (uncredited)
Guy McElwaine .... publicist (uncredited)
 
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Runtime:
137 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Metrocolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System) | 4-Track Stereo
Certification:
Australia:PG | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | Canada:PA (Ontario) | USA:Approved (PCA #19154) | West Germany:16 (f) | Netherlands:18 (original rating) (1959) | Netherlands:18 (re-rating) (1959)
Filming Locations:
Jefferson County, Indiana, USASee more »
Company:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)See more »

Did You Know?

Trivia:
According to Shirley MacLaine, Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin did not get along with Vincente Minnelli. They disliked the way that Minelli directed scenery instead of directing actors.See more »
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: When Dave is driving Bama home from the hospital, he gets out of the car and Bama slides over to the driver's seat. Dave asks if he'll be alright driving with one hand. Bama takes the wheel with his injured arm instead of his right arm.See more »
Quotes:
Dawn Hirsh:Bumming around, doing all sorts of jobs - didn't that help to make you a better writer?
Dave Hirsh:Dawn honey, bumming around can only help to make you a bum.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in One Hundred and One Nights (1995)See more »
Soundtrack:
To Love And Be LovedSee more »

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11 out of 14 people found the following review useful.
A Great American Tragedy, 23 June 2001
Author: jacksflicks from Hollywood

This is one of the most heartbreaking, heart-rending films I have ever seen. There are many levels in this story of the returning soldier: his conflict with his brother, with his community, with his beloved and with himself. But for me, the most poignant is the story of Dave Hirsh and Ginny Moorhead. Dave is searching for redemption; he is emotionally needy and spiritually enervated. He thinks he can find love in someone who can fill his creative needs and the void in his heart created by the war.

Here is the tragedy: Dave does not realize that real love can only come from a sense of self worth, from finding someone whom he not only needs but, just as important, who needs him. Ginny is an angel, an angel in the form of a wrong-side-of-the-tracks bimbo; but of all those in Dave's world, Ginny is the purest of heart and the purest in love, and her love is for Dave. When Dave finally realizes that his bliss lies with Ginny, it is too late, for both him and Ginny. And this ending comes in a moment that left me shattered, my mouth agape.

While the ending was not expected, neither was it contrived, and with hindsight, one could see its coming.

"Some Came Running" captures a time and culture only now beginning to fade from the collective memory, as its cohort ages and dies off, America immediately following World War II. And as a period piece, "Some Came Running" is quite successful. But I believe the story depicted here is a universal one, and I think the characters of Dave and Ginny and their sidekick Bama, played wonderfully by Dean Martin, are to be found anywhere. In fact, "Some Came Running," along with "From Here to Eternity," is the closest American cinema has come to being Shakespearian, without consciously trying to be.

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