 Anchors Aweigh 1945  N/R, 140 min.
Genre: Comedy / Musical / Romance
Director: George Sidney
Cast: Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Kathryn Grayson, Jose Iturbi, Dean Stockwell, Leon Ames, Edgar Kennedy, Steve Brodie, Pamela Britton, Grady Sutton, Rags Ragland, Billy Gilbert, Henry O'Neill, James Flavin, Sharon McManus
This story revolves around two sailors, Joe Brady (Gene Kelly) and Clarence Doolittle (Frank Sinatra), on shore leave who help aspiring singer Susan Abbott (Kathryn Grayson) get an audition. Love blooms between Joe and Susan. The highlight of this film is Kelly's dance with the animated mouse, Jerry. Among the nominations this film received for Academy Awards were Best Picture, Actor (Gene Kelly), Cinematography, and Song ("I Fall in Love Too Easily"). It won for Best Musical Score.
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Assault on a Queen 1966  N/R, 106 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jack Donohue
Cast: Frank Sinatra, Virna Lisi, Anthony Franciosa, Richard Conte, Alf Kjellin, Murray Matheson, Reginald Denny, Val Avery, John Warburton, Lester Matthews
Rod Serling adapted this script from a Frank Finney novel. The plot involves a group planning to salvage a submarine and use it in a planned robbery aboard the Queen Mary. However, the salvage work proves exhausting, and they never get around to the actual crime.
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Cannonball Run II 1984  PG-13, 109 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Hal Needham
Cast: Burt Reynolds, Dom DeLuise, Shirley MacLaine, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Marilu Henner, Sid Caesar, Jack Elam, Jamie Farr, Frank Sinatra
This film features the same humor found in "Cannonball Run" and "Smokey and the Bandit;" however, Burt Reynolds fans will probably enjoy it.
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Cast a Giant Shadow 1966 N/R, 144 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Melville Shavelson
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Senta Berger, Angie Dickinson, Frank Sinatra, John Wayne, Yul Brynner, James Donald, Luther Adler, Topol
Col. David Marcus (Kirk Douglas), West Point graduate and military lawyer, is recruited to aid Israel in its 1947 war against the Arabs. This is a romanticized perspective of the establishment of the Jewish state.
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The Detective 1968 N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Gordon Douglas
Cast: Frank Sinatra, Lee Remick, Al Freeman Jr., Jacqueline Bisset, Ralph Meeker, Jack Klugman, Robert Duvall, Horace McMahon, Lloyd Bochner, William Windom
A homosexual is killed, and apparently there are only two honest policemen in the NYPD. As this film unfolds, it presents an assortment of cops with various degrees of psychological problems. Frank Sinatra is excellent as one of the honest cops who ends up losing his job and his wife while pursuing the homosexual's killer.
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The Devil at 4 O'clock 1961  N/R, 125 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Mervyn LeRoy
Cast: Spencer Tracy, Frank Sinatra, Kerwin Mathews, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Alexander Scourby, Barbara Luna, Gregoire Aslan, Cathy Lewis, Bernie Hamilton, Marcel Dalio
Father Matthew Doonan (Spencer Tracy) is a priest in charge of a South Pacific orphanage. When the island is threatened by volcanic activity, Father Doonan calls on Harry (Frank Sinatra) to lead a group of convicts in removing the children from their dangerous home. 1 User Review
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Double Dynamite 1951 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Irving Cummings
Cast: Frank Sinatra, Jane Russell, Groucho Marx, Don McGuire, Howard Freeman, Harry Hayden, Nestor Paiva, Lou Nova, Joe Devlin, Frank Orth, William Edmunds, Russell Thorson, Charles Coleman, Ida Moore, Hal K. Dawson
Bank tellers Johnny Dalton (Frank Sinatra) and "Mibs" Goodhug (Jane Russell) want to get married but just don't have enough money. Their friend Emil J. Keck (Groucho Marx) jokingly suggests that they rob the bank to get the needed funds, but Johnny remains on the side of honesty. Then, Johnny wins $60,000 at the race track, but before he and Mibs can spend the money on their marriage, word leaks out that Johnny is the chief suspect in a $70,000 embezzlement at their bank. By story's end, it is learned that Mib's adding machine has a mechanical problem, no money is missing from the bank, and, maybe just maybe, Johnny and Mibs can live happily ever after.
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The First Deadly Sin 1980 R, 112 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Brian G. Hutton
Cast: Frank Sinatra, Faye Dunaway, James Whitmore, David Dukes, Brenda Vaccaro, Martin Gabel, Anthony Zerbe, George Coe, Joe Spinell, Bruce Willis, Anna Navarro, Jeffrey DeMunn, John Devaney, Hugh Hurd, Robert Weil
Police detective Edward Delaney (Frank Sinatra) is nearing retirement, and his wife Barbara (Faye Dunaway) is dying and looking for a miracle to save herself. Meanwhile, Edward is stalking a psychotic killer (David Dukes) in this chilling drama.
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Four for Texas 1963 N/R, 124 min.
Genre: Western / Comedy
aka: 4 for Texas
Director: Robert Aldrich
Cast: Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Anita Ekberg, Ursula Andress, Charles Bronson, Victor Buono, Richard Jaeckel, Mike Mazurki, Jack Elam, Bob Steele, Edric Connor, Nick Dennis, Wesley Addy, Ellen Corby
Zack Thomas (Frank Sinatra) and Joe Jarrett (Dean Martin) banter their way through this entertaining Western in which they join forces against the evil banker, Harvey Burden (Victor Buono).
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 From Here to Eternity 1953  N/R, 118 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Fred Zinnemann
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Montgomery Clift, Deborah Kerr, Ernest Borgnine, Frank Sinatra, Donna Reed, Philip Ober, Jack Warden, Mickey Shaughnessy, Harry Bellaver, John Dennis, Merle Travis, George Reeves, Tim Ryan, Claude Akins
This is the story about Karen Holmes (Deborah Kerr) and the men she encounters while looking for a break from her loneliness as an Army wife. From the quiet Hawaiian nights to the earth-shaking December 7th bombing of Pearl Harbor, this story's characters are pawns in the hands of fate. The movie won eight Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Director, Supporting Actor (Frank Sinatra), and Supporting Actress (Donna Reed). It was also nominated for five Oscars, including Best Actress (Kerr) and two for Best Actor (Burt Lancaster and Montgomery Clift).
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 Guys and Dolls 1955  N/R, 150 min.
Genre: Musical / Comedy / Romance
Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Cast: Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons, Frank Sinatra, Vivian Blaine, Stubby Kaye, Sheldon Leonard, Regis Toomey, Robert Keith, B.S. Pully, George E. Stone, Johnny Silver, Danny Dayton, Kathryn Givney, Veda Ann Borg, Mary Alan Hokanson
In this Damon Runyon story, gambler Sky Masterson (Marlon Brando) falls in love with Salvation Army worker Sarah Brown (Jean Simmons) after he accepts Nathan Detroit's (Frank Sinatra) bet that he will not be able to convince Sarah to go on a date to Havana with him. Meanwhile, Nathan tries to fend off Miss Adelaide (Vivian Blaine) who wants him to marry her. Songs include "Luck Be a Lady" and "Sit Down, You're rocking the Boat." The film received four Academy Award nominations, including Best Cinematography.
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 High Society 1956 N/R, 107 min.
Genre: Comedy / Musical / Romance
Director: Charles Walters
Cast: Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Celeste Holm, Louis Armstrong, John Lund, Louis Calhern, Sidney Blackmer, Margalo Gillmore, Lydia Reed, Gordon Richards, Richard Garrick
Tracy Lord (Grace Kelly) is a spoiled member of "high-society," but her ex-husband (Bing Crosby) loves and understands her. On the day before her wedding to George (John Lund), news people (Frank Sinatra and Celeste Holm) are on hand to report the society news and become involved with the wedding participants. Grace Kelly, "I don't want to be worshipped, I want to be loved."
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Higher and Higher 1943 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy / Musical / Romance
Director: Tim Whelan
Cast: Michele Morgan, Jack Haley, Frank Sinatra, Leon Errol, Marcy McGuire, Victor Borge, Mary Wickes, Elisabeth Risdon, Barbara Hale, Mel Torme, Paul Hartman, Grace Hartman, Dooley Wilson, Ivy Scott, Rex Evans
Mr. Drake (Leon Errol) is bankrupt and has not paid his staff in months. Now, his valet Mike (Jack Haley) hatches a scheme to marry off the maid, Millie (Michele Morgan), to wealthy bachelor Frank (Frank Sinatra) who lives next door. Millie poses as Drake's debutante daughter to get the attention of Frank, and the fun begins. Songs include "I Couldn't Sleep a Wink Last Night" and "This is a Lovely Way to Spend an Evening."
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A Hole in the Head 1959 N/R, 120 min.
Genre: Comedy / Musical
Director: Frank Capra
Cast: Frank Sinatra, Edward G. Robinson, Eleanor Parker, Carolyn Jones, Thelma Ritter, Keenan Wynn, Eddie Hodges, Joi Lansing, Dub Taylor, James Komack, Benny Rubin, Ruby Dandridge, Connie Sawyer, B.S. Pully, Joyce Nizzari
Ally (Eddie Hodges) is the 10-year-old son of Miami hotel operator Tony Manetta (Frank Sinatra) who struggles to keep his son and cope with financial problems. "High Hopes" won the Oscar for Best Song, which was sung by Frank Sinatra. The song and Eddie Hodges are the highlights of this film.
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It Happened In Brooklyn 1947 N/R, 104 min.
Genre: Comedy / Musical / Romance
Director: Richard Whorf
Cast: Frank Sinatra, Kathryn Grayson, Peter Lawford, Jimmy Durante, Gloria Grahame, Marcy McGuire, Aubrey Mather, Tamara Shayne, William Roy, Bobby Long, William Haade, Lumsden Hare, Raymond Largay, William Tannen
Ex-GI Danny Miller (Frank Sinatra) returns to his Brooklyn neighborhood and moves in with his friend Nick Lombardi (Jimmy Durante) who is a high school janitor. Now, his friend from the Army, Jamie Shellgrove (Peter Lawford), arrives in town. Danny and Jamie decide to compose music together and help with a fundraiser for Nick's granddaughter Rae (Marcy McGuire) who wants to be a pianist. Soon both men are romantically attracted to Rae's music teacher Anne Fielding (Kathryn Grayson). Jamie ends up with Anne, but all is not lost when Danny falls for an Army nurse (Gloria Grahame) who he had met in the service.
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The Joker Is Wild 1957 N/R, 123 min.
Genre: Musical
aka: All the Way
Director: Charles Vidor
Cast: Frank Sinatra, Mitzi Gaynor, Jeanne Crain, Eddie Albert, Beverly Garland, Jackie Coogan, Ted de Corsia, Sophie Tucker, Barry Kelley, Ned Glass
"All the Way" won the Academy Award for Best Song in this biography of Prohibition-era nightclub performer Joe E. Lewis (Frank Sinatra) who overcame adversities to rise to the top.
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The Kissing Bandit 1948  N/R, 102 min.
Genre: Comedy / Musical / Western
Director: Laszlo Benedek
Cast: Frank Sinatra, Kathryn Grayson, J. Carrol Naish, Mildred Natwick, Mikhail Rasumny, Billy Gilbert, Sono Osato, Clinton Sundberg, Edna Skinner, Vincente Gomez, Carleton G. Young, Byron Foulger, Ricardo Montalban, Ann Miller, Cyd Charisse
When Ricardo (Frank Sinatra) returns to California to take over his deceased father's hotel business, he learns that his father was a "kissing bandit." Deciding to carry on in his father's tradition, Ricardo kisses the lady victims after robbing them. When he meets Teresa (Kathryn Grayson), who just happens to be the daughter of a governor with tax problems, Ricardo's talents for kissing and the offer of money gained from his thievery pay off, and Teresa is smitten.
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The List of Adrian Messenger 1963 N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery
Director: John Huston
Cast: Kirk Douglas, George C. Scott, Dana Wynter, Clive Brook, Herbert Marshall, John Merivale, John Huston, Tony Curtis, Burt Lancaster, Robert Mitchum, Frank Sinatra, Gladys Cooper, John Merivale
This clever mystery has a unique twist for a finale when the actors remove their disguising make-up and reveal themselves in cameo roles. It is a suspenseful tale of Anthony Gethryn (George C. Scott) who has Adrian Messenger's (John Merivale) list of names and is trying to find a murderer among them.
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Listen Up: The Lives of Quincy Jones 1990 PG-13, 114 min.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Ellen Weissbrod
Cast: Quincy Jones, Ray Charles, Frank Sinatra, Miles Davis, Ella Fitzgerald, Michael Jackson, Sarah Vaughan, Billy Eckstine, Herbie Hancock
This documentary includes great footage of Jones on stage as well as interviews with Dizzy Gillespie, Lionel Hampton, Jesse Jackson, Frank Sinatra, Steven Spielberg, Barbra Streisand, and Oprah Winfrey.
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 Man with the Golden Arm 1955 N/R, 119 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Otto Preminger
Cast: Frank Sinatra, Kim Novak, Eleanor Parker, Darren McGavin, Arnold Stang, Robert Strauss, George Mathews, John Conte, George E. Stone, Leonid Kinskey, Doro Merande, Emile Meyer, Jack Mulhall, Will Wright
This is the story of card dealer/drug addict Frankie Machine (Frank Sinatra) who fights to kick the habit after he returns from six months in rehab. His boss (Robert Strauss) wants him to work one more rigged poker marathon. At the same time, Frankie must deal with his wheelchair-confined wife Zosch (Eleanor Parker)–who is actually faking her condition. Along comes sympathetic Molly (Kim Novak) who supports Frankie when he goes cold turkey and kicks the habit. Sinatra was nominated for the Academy Award for his performance.
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 The Manchurian Candidate 1962  PG-13, 127 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Director: John Frankenheimer
Cast: Frank Sinatra, Laurence Harvey, Janet Leigh, Angela Lansbury, Henry Silva, James Gregory, Leslie Parrish, John McGiver, Lloyd Corrigan, Whit Bissell, Khigh Dhiegh, James Edwards, Douglas Henderson, Barry Kelley, Albert Paulsen
Korean War veteran Bennet Marco (Frank Sinatra) begins to suspect that his memories of the heroics of one member of his squad, Raymond Shaw (Laurence Harvey), may involve brainwashing. The excellent story is about tracking down a Communist plot to take over the U.S. Government. Angela Lansbury received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress in her role of Shaw's mother.
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Marriage on the Rocks 1965 N/R, 109 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jack Donohue
Cast: Frank Sinatra, Deborah Kerr, Dean Martin, Cesar Romero, Hermione Baddeley, Tony Bill, John McGiver, Nancy Sinatra, Davey Davison, Michel Petit, Trini Lopez, Joi Lansing, Kathleen Freeman, Flip Mark
After almost 20 years of marriage, Valerie (Deborah Kerr) wants to divorce Dan (Frank Sinatra). Her lawyer (John McGiver) recommends a second honeymoon instead of divorce, and Dan and Valerie take off for Mexico. They meet a Mexican lawyer, Miguel Santos (Cesar Romero) and end up getting divorced by mistake. They decide to renew their vows, but Dan is called away on business, and his friend Ernie (Dean Martin) steps in to take care of Valerie. As luck would have it, that same lawyer Santos mistakenly marries Ernie and Valerie. Now, Valerie tries to use the marriage to get Dan back. It takes awhile, but by story's end, a wedding is being planned by Dan and Valerie.
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Meet Danny Wilson 1952 N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Joseph Pevney
Cast: Frank Sinatra, Shelley Winters, Alex Nicol, Raymond Burr, Tommy Farrell, Vaughn Taylor, Tony Curtis, Donald MacBride, Jack Kruschen, George Eldredge
Danny Wilson (Frank Sinatra) gets support from the mob in furthering his singing career.
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Miracle of the Bells 1948  N/R, 118 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Irving Pichel
Cast: Fred MacMurray, Alida Valli, Frank Sinatra, Lee J. Cobb, Philip Ahn, Charles Meredith, Harold Vermilyea, Jim Nolan, Frank Ferguson, Frank Wilcox
A miracle occurs when the body of actress Olga Treskouna (Valli) is brought back to her hometown for burial.
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Never So Few 1959 N/R, 123 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: John Sturges
Cast: Frank Sinatra, Gina Lollobrigida, Peter Lawford, Steve McQueen, Richard Johnson, Brian Donlevy, Dean Jones, Charles Bronson, Paul Henreid, Philip Ahn, Robert Bray, Whit Bissell, Kipp Hamilton, John Hoyt, Richard Lupino
Capt. Tom Reynolds (Frank Sinatra) leads British and American guerilla fighters against Japanese invaders in Burma during World War II. While on leave in Calcutta to bring the doctor, Capt. Grey Travis (Peter Lawford), and medical supplies back to his troops, Tom meets and romances Carla (Gina Lollobrigida) who is the mistress of local businessman Nikko Regas (Paul Henreid). Tom rejoins the troops and then finds that his reinforcements have been killed by Nationalist Chinese forces. Against orders, Reynolds leads his guerilla fighters into China and seeks retribution through bloodshed. A court martial follows, but Reynolds is able to make his point and is cleared. Meanwhile, Carla must decide whether or not to change her life and go to the U.S. with Reynolds.
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None But the Brave 1965 N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Frank Sinatra
Cast: Frank Sinatra, Clint Walker, Tommy Sands, Brad Dexter, Tony Bill, Tatsuya Mihashi, Takeshi Kato, Sammy Jackson, Richard Bakalyan, Rafer Johnson, Jimmy Griffin, Christopher Dark, Don Dorrell
Japanese soldiers commanded by Lt. Kuroki (Tatsuya Mihashi) are stranded on an island during World War II when an American bomber crash lands on the island. The American crewmen survive the crash, and Chief Pharmacist's Mate Maloney (Frank Sinatra) saves the life of a Japanese soldier. Now a truce is called, but the truce is only temporary, and after the Americans fix their radio the battle continues.
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Not as a Stranger 1955  N/R, 135 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Stanley Kramer
Cast: Olivia de Havilland, Robert Mitchum, Frank Sinatra, Gloria Grahame, Lee Marvin, Lon Chaney Jr., Broderick Crawford, Charles Bickford, Jesse White, Harry Morgan
This story begins with a young medical student (Robert Mitchum) and the nurse (Olivia de Havilland) who marries him and helps put him through medical school. The plot then follows him into private practice as a country doctor.
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 Ocean's Eleven 1960 N/R, 127 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Lewis Milestone
Cast: Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Lawford, Angie Dickinson, Richard Conte, Cesar Romero, Patrice Wymore, Joey Bishop, Akim Tamiroff, Henry Silva, Ilka Chase, Buddy Lester, Richard Benedict, Jean Willes
Under Danny Ocean's (Frank Sinatra) leadership, veterans of the 82nd Airborne regroup after 15 years to raid five Las Vegas casinos–the Sahara, Flamingo, Riviera, Sands, and Desert Inn–on New Year's Eve. Of course, there are more than a few hurdles to overcome while carrying out their "perfect" plan. This is the "Rat Pack's" first feature film.
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 On the Town 1949  N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Musical / Adventure / Comedy / Romance
Director: Gene Kelly
Cast: Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Betty Garrett, Ann Miller, Jules Munshin, Hans Conried, Vera-Ellen, Florence Bates, Alice Pearce, George Meader, Don Brodie, Bea Benaderet, Tom Dugan, Milton Kibbee, Dick Wessel
Three sailors–Gabey (Gene Kelly), Chip (Frank Sinatra), and Ozzie (Jules Munshin)–get 24-hour passes to enjoy liberty in New York City. While on leave, each finds romance. Gabey falls in love with dancer Ivy Smith (Vera-Ellen), Chip finds romance with cabbie Brunhilde (Betty Garrett), and Ozzie (Jules Munshin) becomes enchanted with paleontology student Claire (Ann Miller). And a great 24 hours are enjoyed by all in one of the best musicals ever made. The film won an Academy Award for Best Scoring of a Musical Picture.
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Pal Joey 1957 N/R, 109 min.
Genre: Musical / Drama / Romance
Director: George Sidney
Cast: Frank Sinatra, Rita Hayworth, Kim Novak, Bobby Sherwood, Hank Henry, Barbara Nichols, Elizabeth Patterson, Frank Wilcox, Pierre Watkin, James Seay, Franklyn Farnum, Bess Flowers, Robert Reed
San Francisco nightclub entertainer Joey Evans (Frank Sinatra) cannot seem to decide whether he is a good or bad guy. Romance comes into play when lecherous, wealthy widow Vera Simpson (Rita Hayworth) finances Joey in his own nightclub, the Chez Joey. But, it is good-girl chorine Linda English (Kim Novak) who Joey falls in love with. When Vera offers a bribe to get Joey to marry her, will Joey go along with it, or will he choose to change his ways and find love with Linda? Songs include "My Funny Valentine," "The Lady is a Tramp," and "Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered."
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Paris - When It Sizzles 1964 N/R, 108 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Richard Quine
Cast: William Holden, Audrey Hepburn, Noel Coward, Gregoire Aslan, Tony Curtis, Marlene Dietrich, Raymond Bussieres, Christian Duvaleix, Thomas Michel, Frank Sinatra
Aging screenwriter Richard Benson (William Holden) creates a fantasy world for his young typist, Gabrielle Simpson (Audrey Hepburn), with whom he has fallen in love.
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 The Pride and the Passion 1957 N/R, 132 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Stanley Kramer
Cast: Cary Grant, Frank Sinatra, Sophia Loren, Theodore Bikel, Jay Novello, John Wengraf, Jose Nieto, Philip Van Zandt, Carlos Larranaga, Paco El Laberinto
During Napoleon's takeover in Europe in the early 1800s, British Captain Anthony Trumbull (Cary Grant) joins up with a band of Spanish guerillas to fight against French forces. A particular target is an enormous cannon.
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Robin and the Seven Hoods 1964 N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Musical
Director: Gordon Douglas
Cast: Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Falk, Bing Crosby, Barbara Rush, Victor Buono, Allen Jenkins, Edward G. Robinson, Hans Conried, Hank Henry, Robert Foulk, Jack La Rue, Sig Ruman, Richard Bakalyan
Robbo (Frank Sinatra), who leads Chicago gangsters during Prohibition, is given $50,000 by Marian (Barbara Rush) to hunt down the man who killed her gangster father Big Jim (Edward G. Robinson). Robbo gives the money to his henchman Will (Sammy Davis Jr.) who, in turn, gives the money to Allen A. Dale (Bing Crosby) who runs the Blessed Shelter Orphans Home. Dale informs the press about the gift, and Robbo becomes a celebrity, known as Chicago's Robin Hood. Now, Robbo and his gang open up their own mission and, of course, use it as a cover for back-room gambling. "My Kind of Town" was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Song.
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Sergeants 3 1962 N/R, 112 min.
Genre: Comedy / Western
Director: John Sturges
Cast: Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Lawford, Joey Bishop, Henry Silva, Ruta Lee, Buddy Lester, Hank Henry, Michael Pate, Phillip Crosby, Dennis Crosby, Lindsay Crosby, Dick Simmons, Armand Alzamora
Frank Sinatra's Rat Pack stars in this Gunga Din satire (now set after the Civil War) as three cavalry sergeants (Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Peter Lawford) head out West to confront American Indians.
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Some Came Running 1958 N/R, 127 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Vincente Minnelli
Cast: Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Shirley MacLaine, Martha Hyer, Arthur Kennedy, Nancy Gates, Leora Dana, Larry Gates, Betty Lou Keim, Connie Gilchrist, Steve Peck, Ned Wever, Roy Engel, Don Haggerty, Joe Gray
This film is based on James Jones' novel about writer Dave Hirsh's (Frank Sinatra) conflicts when he returns to his hometown of Parktown, Indiana, following World War II and must decide between respectable and decadent lifestyles. His businessman brother Frank (Arthur Kennedy) introduces Dave to schoolteacher Gwen French (Martha Hyer), but, when Dave won't break his ties to local gambler Bama Dillert (Dean Martin) and floozy Ginny Moorehead (Shirley MacLaine), tragedy lies ahead. Academy Award nominations were received for Best Actress (MacLaine), Supporting Actor (Kennedy), and Supporting Actress (Hyer).
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Step Lively 1944 N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Musical / Comedy
Director: Tim Whelan
Cast: Frank Sinatra, George Murphy, Adolphe Menjou, Gloria DeHaven, Walter Slezak, Eugene Pallette, Wally Brown, Alan Carney, Grant Mitchell, Anne Jeffreys, George Chandler, Rosemary La Planche, Shirley O'Hara, Dorothy Malone
Glen Russell (Frank Sinatra) has written a play that Gordon Miller (George Murphy) is producing as a musical on Broadway. Checking on the progress being made with rehearsals, Glen visits Miller in his hotel suite where he is staying on credit. Money is a problem, and Miller is threatened with being ousted by the hotel chain supervisor Wagner (Adolphe Menjou). The production company is out of money and must put on the show within the next few days to take care of debts. It turns out that Glen can sing, and, reluctantly, he steps into the leading role to save the show. Of course, the show is a hit, and Glen also gets the girl, Christine (Gloria DeHaven).
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Suddenly 1954 N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Director: Lewis Allen
Cast: Frank Sinatra, Sterling Hayden, Nancy Gates, James Gleason, Kim Charney, Christopher Dark, Paul Frees, Willis Bouchey, Paul Wexler, James O'Hara, Dan White, Kem Dibbs, Clark Howat, Charles Wagenheim, Richard Collier
John Baron (Frank Sinatra) and his two thugs arrive in the sleepy town of Suddenly to kill the President of the U.S. who is scheduled for a short train stop in the town. John takes the Benson family (James Gleason, Nancy Gates, and Kim Charney) and the town's sheriff, Tod Shaw (Sterling Hayden), hostage in a house that overlooks the train station–a strategic place for the assassination. As the time for the arrival nears, John gets loonier and loonier. Good film noir.
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Take Me Out to the Ball Game 1949 N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Busby Berkeley
Cast: Frank Sinatra, Esther Williams, Gene Kelly, Betty Garrett, Edward Arnold, Jules Munshin, Richard Lane, Tom Dugan, Douglas Fowley, Wilton Graff, Ramon Blackburn, Royce Blackburn, Si Jenks, Joi Lansing, Dick Wessel
This story about the early days of baseball centers on two players –Dennis Ryan and Eddie O'Brien (Frank Sinatra and Gene Kelly)–who play for the Wolves, a team owned by K.C. Higgins (Esther Williams). They get into trouble gambling and then work out their financial problems through vaudeville performances during the off-season. Director Busby Berkeley's last film.
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The Tender Trap 1955 N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Comedy / Musical / Romance
Director: Charles Walters
Cast: Frank Sinatra, Debbie Reynolds, David Wayne, Celeste Holm, Carolyn Jones, Lola Albright, Howard St. John, Jarma Lewis, Joey Faye, Tom Helmore, Willard Sage, Marc Wilder, James Drury
When bachelor Charlie Y. Reader (Frank Sinatra) becomes involved with Julie Gillis (Debbie Reynolds), he does not realize how determined she is to marry. The song "The Tender Trap" was nominated for an Oscar for Best Song. Lots of fun.
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That's Entertainment! 1974 G, 127 min.
Genre: Family / Musical / Documentary
Director: Jack Haley Jr.
Cast: Fred Astaire, Bing Crosby, Gene Kelly, Peter Lawford, Debbie Reynolds, Elizabeth Taylor, James Stewart, Liza Minnelli, Donald O'Connor, Frank Sinatra, Mickey Rooney, June Allyson, Ray Bolger, Cyd Charisse, Maurice Chevalier
This entertaining film contains classics from M.G.M. movies over a 29-year period from 1929 to 1958 and includes many stars as hosts.
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 Till the Clouds Roll By 1946 N/R, 137 min.
Genre: Drama / Musical
Director: Richard Whorf
Cast: Robert Walker, Lucille Bremer, Judy Garland, Kathryn Grayson, Van Heflin, Lena Horne, Van Johnson, Tony Martin, Dinah Shore, Frank Sinatra, June Allyson, Cyd Charisse, Paul Langton, Paul Maxey, Dorothy Patrick
An all-star cast singing Jerome Kern's songs make this account of Kern's life and times an entertaining experience. Kern's story begins and ends with his Broadway show, "Showboat," and is told through flashbacks as Kern sells his songs, moves to London, and marries Eva (Dorothy Patrick). Then, his contacts with Victor Herbert (Paul Maxey) and Oscar Hammerstein (Paul Langton) lead to success on Broadway. Songs are abundant and are sung by top musical stars of the day.
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Tony Rome 1967 N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Gordon Douglas
Cast: Frank Sinatra, Jill St. John, Richard Conte, Gena Rowlands, Simon Oakland, Jeffrey Lynn, Lloyd Bochner, Robert J. Wilke, Sue Lyon, Joan Shawlee
Millionaire Rudolph Kosterman (Simon Oakland) hires private detective Tony Rome (Frank Sinatra) to uncover the facts behind his daughter's (Jill St. John) slide from respectability to being found drunk in a sleazy hotel room. Followed by "Lady in Cement."
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Von Ryan's Express 1965 N/R, 117 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Adventure
Director: Mark Robson
Cast: Frank Sinatra, Trevor Howard, Raffaella Carra, Brad Dexter, Sergio Fantoni, Edward Mulhare, Wolfgang Preiss, James Brolin, John Van Dreelen, Adolfo Celi, John Leyton, Vito Scotti, Richard Bakalyan, Michael Goodliffe, Michael St. Clair
During World War II, United States Colonel Joseph Ryan leads a group of 600 British prisoners in an escape from an Italian POW camp. They use a German freight train as their vehicle to get out of Nazi-held territory, and drive the train on a suspenseful trek through Italy to Switzerland searching for a safe haven. Lots of great action.
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 Young at Heart 1954 N/R, 116 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Gordon Douglas
Cast: Doris Day, Frank Sinatra, Gig Young, Ethel Barrymore, Dorothy Malone, Robert Keith, Alan Hale Jr., Frank Ferguson, Elisabeth Fraser, Lonny Chapman
Laurie Tuttle (Doris Day) finds love and romance when Barney Sloan (Frank Sinatra) comes to her small town to help in writing a musical.
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1. Anchors Aweigh (1945)
2. Assault on a Queen (1966)
3. Can-Can (1960)
4. Cannonball Run II (1984)
5. Cast a Giant Shadow (1966)
6. Come Blow Your Horn (1963)
7. The Detective (1968)
8. The Devil at 4 O'clock (1961)
9. Double Dynamite (1951)
10. The First Deadly Sin (1980)
11. Four for Texas (1963)
aka: 4 for Texas
12. From Here to Eternity (1953)
13. Guys and Dolls (1955)
14. High Society (1956)
15. Higher and Higher (1943)
16. A Hole in the Head (1959)
17. It Happened In Brooklyn (1947)
18. The Joker Is Wild (1957)
aka: All the Way
19. Kings Go Forth (1958)
20. The Kissing Bandit (1948)
21. Lady in Cement (1968)
22. The List of Adrian Messenger (1963)
23. Listen Up: The Lives of Quincy Jones (1990)
24. Man with the Golden Arm (1955)
25. The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
26. Marriage on the Rocks (1965)
27. Meet Danny Wilson (1952)
28. Miracle of the Bells (1948)
29. Never So Few (1959)
30. None But the Brave (1965)
31. Not as a Stranger (1955)
32. Ocean's Eleven (1960)
33. On the Town (1949)
34. Pal Joey (1957)
35. Paris - When It Sizzles (1964)
36. The Pride and the Passion (1957)
37. Robin and the Seven Hoods (1964)
38. Sergeants 3 (1962)
39. Some Came Running (1958)
40. Step Lively (1944)
41. Suddenly (1954)
42. Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949)
43. The Tender Trap (1955)
44. That's Entertainment! (1974)
45. Till the Clouds Roll By (1946)
46. Tony Rome (1967)
47. Von Ryan's Express (1965)
48. Young at Heart (1954)
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