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Some Came Running

  • 19581958
  • PAPA
  • 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
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6.3K
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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
    • 86User reviews
    • 46Critic reviews
    • 68Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 5 Oscars
      • 3 wins & 10 nominations total

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    Frank Sinatra, Shirley MacLaine, and Dean Martin in Some Came Running (1958)
    Shirley MacLaine in Some Came Running (1958)

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    Frank Sinatra
    Frank Sinatra
    • Dave Hirshas Dave Hirsh
    Dean Martin
    Dean Martin
    • Bama Dillertas Bama Dillert
    Shirley MacLaine
    Shirley MacLaine
    • Ginnie Mooreheadas Ginnie Moorehead
    Martha Hyer
    Martha Hyer
    • Gwen Frenchas Gwen French
    Arthur Kennedy
    Arthur Kennedy
    • Frank Hirshas Frank Hirsh
    Nancy Gates
    Nancy Gates
    • Edith Barclayas Edith Barclay
    Leora Dana
    Leora Dana
    • Agnes Hirshas Agnes Hirsh
    Betty Lou Keim
    Betty Lou Keim
    • Dawn Hirshas Dawn Hirsh
    Larry Gates
    Larry Gates
    • Professor Robert Haven Frenchas Professor Robert Haven French
    Steve Peck
    • Raymond Lanchakas Raymond Lanchak
    • (as Steven Peck)
    Connie Gilchrist
    Connie Gilchrist
    • Jane Barclayas Jane Barclay
    Ned Wever
    • Smittyas Smitty
    Jan Arvan
    Jan Arvan
    • Nightclub Manageras Nightclub Manager
    • (uncredited)
    Arthur Berkeley
    • Club Patronas Club Patron
    • (uncredited)
    George Brengel
    • Ned Deaconas Ned Deacon
    • (uncredited)
    John Brennan
    • Wally Dennisas Wally Dennis
    • (uncredited)
    Tom Buening
    • Studentas Student
    • (uncredited)
    George Calliga
    George Calliga
    • Club Patronas Club Patron
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Vincente Minnelli
    • Writers
      • James Jones(novel "Some Came Running")
      • John Patrick
      • Arthur Sheekman
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    In the post-war, the alcoholic and bitter veteran military and former writer Dave Hirsch returns from Chicago to his hometown Parkman, Indiana. He is followed by Ginnie Moorehead, a vulgar and easy woman with whom he spent his last night in Chicago that has fallen in love with him. The resentful Dave meets his older brother Frank Hirsh, who owns a jewelry store and is a prominent citizen of Parkman that invites him to have dinner with his family. Dave meets his sister-in-law Agnes that hates him since one character of his novel had been visibly inspired on her, and his teenage niece Dawn. Frank introduces the school teacher Gwen French to him and Dave feels attracted by the beautiful woman that is daughter of his former Professor Robert Haven French and idolizes his work as writer. However, his unrequited love with Gwen drives Dave back to the local bar where he befriends the professional gambler Bama Dillert and meets Ginnie again with the Chicago's mobster Raymond Lanchak that was her former lover and has followed her from Chicago. The unconditional love of Ginnie for Dave leads to a tragedy in the calm Parkman. —Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • From the bold, new novel by the author of "From Here To Eternity"
    • Genres
      • Drama
      • Romance
    • Certificate
      • PA
    • Parents guide

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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

      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.

    • 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 reviews86

    Review
    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
      • February 11, 1959 (Canada)
    • 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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