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Some Came Running

  • 19581958
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 2h 17m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
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Frank Sinatra, Shirley MacLaine, Dean Martin, Nancy Gates, Martha Hyer, and Arthur Kennedy in Some Came Running (1958)
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A veteran returns home to deal with family secrets and small-town scandals.A veteran returns home to deal with family secrets and small-town scandals.A veteran returns home to deal with family secrets and small-town scandals.
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
6.6K
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  • Director
    • Vincente Minnelli
  • Writers
    • James Jones(novel "Some Came Running")
    • John Patrick
    • Arthur Sheekman
  • Stars
    • Frank Sinatra
    • Dean Martin
    • Shirley MacLaine
Top credits
  • Director
    • Vincente Minnelli
  • Writers
    • James Jones(novel "Some Came Running")
    • John Patrick
    • Arthur Sheekman
  • Stars
    • Frank Sinatra
    • Dean Martin
    • Shirley MacLaine
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 88User reviews
    • 45Critic reviews
    • 68Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 5 Oscars
      • 3 wins & 10 nominations total

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    Trailer 3:50
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    Some Came Running (1958)
    Frank Sinatra, Shirley MacLaine, and Dean Martin in Some Came Running (1958)
    Frank Sinatra, Shirley MacLaine, and Dean Martin in Some Came Running (1958)
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    Frank Sinatra, Shirley MacLaine, and Dean Martin in Some Came Running (1958)
    Dean Martin in Some Came Running (1958)
    Frank Sinatra and Shirley MacLaine in Some Came Running (1958)
    Frank Sinatra and Shirley MacLaine in Some Came Running (1958)
    Frank Sinatra and Shirley MacLaine in Some Came Running (1958)
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    Frank Sinatra, Shirley MacLaine, and Dean Martin in Some Came Running (1958)
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    Frank Sinatra
    Frank Sinatra
    • Dave Hirsh
    Dean Martin
    Dean Martin
    • Bama Dillert
    Shirley MacLaine
    Shirley MacLaine
    • Ginnie Moorehead
    Martha Hyer
    Martha Hyer
    • Gwen French
    Arthur Kennedy
    Arthur Kennedy
    • Frank Hirsh
    Nancy Gates
    Nancy Gates
    • Edith Barclay
    Leora Dana
    Leora Dana
    • Agnes Hirsh
    Betty Lou Keim
    Betty Lou Keim
    • Dawn Hirsh
    Larry Gates
    Larry Gates
    • Professor Robert Haven French
    Steve Peck
    • Raymond Lanchak
    • (as Steven Peck)
    Connie Gilchrist
    Connie Gilchrist
    • Jane Barclay
    Ned Wever
    • Smitty
    Jan Arvan
    Jan Arvan
    • Nightclub Manager
    • (uncredited)
    Arthur Berkeley
    • Club Patron
    • (uncredited)
    George Brengel
    • Ned Deacon
    • (uncredited)
    John Brennan
    • Wally Dennis
    • (uncredited)
    Tom Buening
    • Student
    • (uncredited)
    George Calliga
    George Calliga
    • Club Patron
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Vincente Minnelli
    • Writers
      • James Jones(novel "Some Came Running")
      • John Patrick
      • Arthur Sheekman
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    • Trivia
      Shirley MacLaine thought that Dean Martin turned in his best ever performance, because "he was a lot like Bama, a loner with his own code of ethics who would never compromise, so maybe it wasn't really a performance."
    • Goofs
      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.
    • Quotes

      Frank Hirsh: Made up your mind what you're gonna do, now that you're out of the army?

      Dave Hirsh: Sure, never to go in it again.

    • Connections
      Edited into Histoire(s) du cinéma: Fatale beauté (1994)
    • Soundtracks
      To Love And Be Loved
      Lyrics by Sammy Cahn

      Music by Jimmy Van Heusen

      Performed by unidentified male vocal trio and jazz combo

    User reviews88

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    Top review
    7/10
    Shirley steals the show
    In any other year Shirley MacLaine would have walked off with the Best Actress Oscar, but NO ONE was going to take it from Susan Hayward in 1958.

    In fact the film is filled with nominations, Arthur Kennedy for Best Supporting Actor, Martha Hyer for Best Supporting Actress and these were great performances. Dean Martin does a great follow-up to The Young Lions in playing Bama Dillert here. This was no stretch for Dino however. This is exactly the kind of background he came from, so the part fit him like a comfortable old shoe.

    The flaw is Sinatra. To his credit, he really tries hard and succeeds in spots. But he's miscast in a part that either Paul Newman or Montgomery Clift might have taken an Oscar home for.

    But the acting honors go to MacLaine. The high point of the movie is her scene with Martha Hyer in Martha's classroom at the college. This poor pathetic Ginny Moorehead trying to assess her situation vis a vis Dave Hirsch pulls all the stops out. You have to be made of stone not to be moved by her pleas to Martha Hyer and Hyer's reactions in this scene probably got her, her nomination.

    If you can get past a miscast Frank Sinatra, then this film is a gem.
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    • Apr 9, 2004

    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 25, 1958 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • HBOMAX (United States)
      • TCM (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Neki su dotrcali
    • Filming locations
      • Madison, Indiana, USA
    • Production company
      • Sol C. Siegel Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $3,151,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $28,594
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 17 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • 4-Track Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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