His command of the emotional keyboard is unquestionable. If james jones wasnt himself a sorcerer, he surely must have tapped into some magic reservoir of imagination when he created the most poignant romantic tragedy ive ever read. Find out where some came running is streaming, if some came running is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. Some came running letterboxd social film discovery. Some came running is a 1958 american drama film directed by vincente minnelli and starring frank sinatra, dean martin, and shirley maclaine, based on the novel of the same name by james jones. Some came running has excellent characters in dave and frank hirsch in fact all the characters in the story are well drawn. Watch some came running full movie in hd visit movie 38724 dave hirsch, a writer and army veteran, returns to 1948 parkman, india. Sadly the change isnt complete until ginnys death and sinatra realizes how much he has lost. Bitter from being sent to a boys home by his brother at age 12, dave s return to his hometown after 16 years shakes up the small town of parkman, indiana. The film follows dave hirsh sinatra, a famous writer who returns to his. Some came running men are predatory monsters in some came running a fact that the movie, to its credit, acknowledges and is at least partly about.
Some came running soundtrack cd details and availability. For all its flaws, the movie has many grace notes, some of them even musical, as bernstein occasionally redeems himself, especially in his lovely main theme. Jul 02, 2015 rodney dangerfield at his best on the tonight show starring johnny carson 1983 duration. Nov 06, 20 to love and be loved from some came running duration. To love and be loved from some came running duration. Some came running the title has no meaning that i can see can even be called the first of the clan flicks, which formally began two years later with the wonderful oceans eleven, starring martin and sinatra with a bunch of others, and with maclaine in an uncredited cameo. Some came running 6 mins, pg directed by vincente minnelli. Dave hirsh sinatra is an alcoholic soldier, freshly discharged from the army. The big space of cinemascope initially establishes a condition of withdrawal and isolation that the narrative works to overcome. An angry film, but one thats also filled with so much love and passion. Some came running is a film in which we think we know what were seeing but where we have to learn to revise our understanding and, like dave especially, learn to let more into the range of our emotional experience. Some came running is a 1958 film directed by vincente minnelli, starring frank sinatra, shirley maclaine, arthur kennedy, dean martin, and martha hyer. Some came running by vincente minnelli frank sinatra, dean.
One of his best performances was as a wouldbe writer in vincente minnellis some came running 1958, a project that signaled the rise of the rat pack movie, in which he joined friends, especially sammy davis jr. Its another example of director vincente minnellis seemingly effortless mastery of the medium, here using the expansive cinemascope lens to frame an intimate smalltown tragedy he claimed to have based the film s visual. Read the full synopsis of some came running, 1959, directed by vincente minnelli, with frank sinatra, dean martin, shirley maclaine, at turner classic movies. His brother arthur kennedy wants dave to settle down, and introduces him to english teacher gwen french martha hyer. Watch some came running online stream full movie directv. Some came running filming locations some came running is the story of us army veteran and twotime author, dave hirsh frank sinatra. And then i came across a campus screening of vincente minnellis some came running. Aug 30, 20 some came running is the 1958 romantic drama adapted from the james jones novel of the same name. Foremost among them is frank sinatras dave hirsh, a minor novelist no longer sure of his talent and now floating from bender to. It is a thinly disguised autobiographical novel of joness experiences in his hometown of. Some came running 1958 harddrinking novelist dave hirsh frank sinatra returns home after being gone for years. Some came running, american dramatic film, released in 1958, that was.
Sinatra sang with authority and, while he was still trying to prove himself, put a great deal of effort into his acting. Moody dave resents his brother, and spends his days hanging out with bama dillert dean martin, a professional gambler who parties late into the night. To all who felt that from here to eternity, with all its crudities, nonetheless showed promise in a newcomer, some came running, will be a sharp disappointment. Set in the aftermath of world war ii, the film stars sinatra as a. Some came running movie tv listings and schedule tv guide. Some came running is the 1958 romantic drama adapted from the james jones novel of the same name. Some came running is the first of seven films in which frank sinatra and dean martin would appear together. Rodney dangerfield at his best on the tonight show starring johnny carson 1983 duration. Some came running filming locations then and nowwkm news. It was joness second published novel, following his awardwinning debut from here to eternity.
Mar 16, 2007 some came running soundtrack cd details and availability. Some came running 1958 full movie download full hd youtube. Some came running film by minnelli 1958 britannica. May 17, 2008 some came running 6 mins, pg directed by vincente minnelli. Some came running is one of those films that seemed to have the pedigree for sure success. Some came running where to stream and watch decider. Oct 05, 2015 some came running is the first of seven films in which frank sinatra and dean martin would appear together.
Some came running, american dramatic film, released in 1958, that was especially noted for the performances by frank sinatra and dean martinin their first screen pairingand shirley maclaine. His brother arthur kennedy wants dave to settle down, and introduces him to. Harddrinking novelist dave hirsh frank sinatra returns home after being gone for years. But a facial expression need not have been completed before another one starts to. Some came running soundtrack 1958 the moviemusic store. Foremost among them is frank sinatras dave hirsh, a minor novelist no longer sure of his talent and now floating from bender to bender after a stint in the military. By the some of its parts, it may just look like any another feature from the genre and period. To this reader, who felt that the disputed peyton place had moments of good writing and an. You can visit madison indiana where this was filmed. Some came running 1958 with frank sinatra, dean martin, and shirley mcclaine is showing again at the ohio theatre 105 e. There are no tv airings of some came running in the next 14 days. Urgent, highpitched, lowkey, always crazy engrossing, some came running confirms vincente minnelli as one of the best directors to ever dance into hollywood. Apr 10, 2010 and then i came across a campus screening of vincente minnellis some came running. Once there he discovers that he is still the local black sheep.
Some came running is a 1958 american drama film directed by vincente minnelli and starring frank sinatra, dean martin, and shirley maclaine, based on the. With frank sinatra, dean martin, shirley maclaine, martha hyer. Jones was one of those many writers whose works nearly all acquired hollywood attention regardless of their mediocre quality. Its lack of monetary success forced james jones into writing. Some came running is a novel by james jones, published in 1958. Take a trip with us from 2016 to 1958 as we visit madison, indiana mgm movie locations and talk to local extras from the classic film. I didnt take it on as a oh heres a great film you have to see its just something i wandered into. With some came running, he had a chance to combine the two. Check if it is available to stream online via where to. Sep 27, 2016 some came running filming locations then and now.
Watch some came running full online movie streaming free hd download duration 7 minutes and broadcast on 19581218 mpaa rating is 4. I am yet under the spell some came running put on me fiftytwo years ago. Some came running is a rambling tome that keeps the reader hoping he will find a message somewhere in the overweight volume, only to. It is the story of a war veteran with literary aspirations who returns in 1948 to his hometown of parkman, indiana, after a failed writing career. An exgi writer hangs out with a gambler and a floozy in his hometown. Main, madison, indiana this week, at 7pm central 8pm eastern. The box office success of from here to eternity, adapted from the james jones bestseller, paved the way for this 1958 film based on the authors followup novel.
Some of the storys many characters remain shadowy at the finish but the film knowingly combines tension and robust comedy. Dave hirsch, a writer and an army veteran winds up in his small indiana hometown, to the dismay of his respectable older brother. Some came running 1958 directed by vincente minnelli. Inhibited by its era from playing out the messy relationships of james jones novel in all their explicitness, director vincente minnelli finds a means of using this to his advantage in some came running, constructing an unsettling melodrama of suggestion and understatement. Road trip memories some came running filming locations. He meets and befriends various different characters and tries to figure out what to do with his life. Some came running, american dramatic film, released in 1958, that was especially noted for the performances by frank sinatra and dean martinin their first screen pairingand shirley maclaine the film follows dave hirsh sinatra, a famous writer who returns to his small hometown in indiana after serving in world war ii. Set in 1948, it tells the story of a troubled army veteran and author who returns to his midwestern hometown after 16 years, to the chagrin of his. Some came running is the story of us army veteran and twotime author, dave hirsh frank sinatra. See the full list of some came running cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Some came running frank sinatra dean martin shirley maclaine 1958 an exgi writer frank sinatra hangs out with a gambler dean martin and a floozy shirley maclaine in his hometown. James jones, author of from here to eternity, used the success of the book and its film version to transform an early unpublished novel into a 1200page doorstopper in which a thinlydisguised version of the author returns to his home town. Bitter from being sent to a boys home by his brother at age 12, daves return to his hometown after 16 years shakes up the small town of parkman, indiana. After from here to eternity revived frank sinatras hollywood career, with an oscar win for his supporting performance in the adaptation of james jones.
The film follows dave hirsh sinatra, a famous writer who returns to his small hometown in indiana after serving in world war ii. Add some came running to your watchlist to find out when its coming back. Some came running 1958 approved 2h 17min drama, romance 25 december 1958 usa dave hirsch, a writer and an army veteran winds up in his small indiana hometown, to the dismay of his respectable older brother. In addition, he performed with fellow rat pack members sinatra and. It took james jones six years to write it after the success of his first novel, from here to eternity. As a writer myself i fully appreciate the language and pace james jones could achieve.
Frank sinatras legend lives on in films interviews roger. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto. In some came running, minnelli reaches for some seriously scary neuroses of the. Some came running 1959 rotten tomatoes movie trailers.
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