Some Came Running (1958)

Director:

Vincente Minnelli

Writers:

James Jones (novel)
John Patrick (writer) ...

Release Date:

18 diciembre 1958 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Frase comercial:

Dave was back and the whole town knew that trouble- and women- were close behind!

Plot:

Dave Hirsch, a writer and army veteran, returns to 1948 Parkman, Indiana, his hometown. His prosperous brother introduces him to Gwen French...

Plot Keywords:

Writer | Tense | Americana | Hometown | Wife

Awards:

Nominated for 5 Oscars. Another 7 wins & 1 nomination

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Powerful, stylish Minnelli gem!

Cast

Frank Sinatra	...	Dave Hirsh
Dean Martin	...	Bama Dillert (professional gambler)
Shirley MacLaine	...	Ginnie Moorehead
Martha Hyer	...	Gwen French (schoolteacher)
Arthur Kennedy	...	Frank Hirsh
Nancy Gates	...	Edith Barclay (Frank Hirsh's secretary)
Leora Dana	...	Agnes Hirsh
Betty Lou Keim	...	Dawn Hirsh
Larry Gates	...	Prof. Robert Haven French
Steve Peck	...	Raymond Lanchak (Ginny's suitor) (as Steven Peck)
Connie Gilchrist	...	Jane Barclay (Edith's mother)
Ned Wever	...	Smitty (owner, Smitty's Bar)

También conocida como:

Como un torrente (Spain) [es]

Duración:

137 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

English

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sonido:

4-Track Stereo | Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Clasificación:

USA:Approved (PCA #19154) | Canada:PA (Ontario) | Australia:PG | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15

Filming Locations:

Jefferson County, Indiana, USA

Company:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Trivialidades:

At the card game at Smitty's, Dave is dealing and says "ain't that a kick in the head". You can see Bama react with a big grin as that was the name of one Dean Martin's biggest hit songs.

Goofs:

Continuity: In Smitty's bar, Jenny's hamburger stays the same size, and even gets bigger, no matter how many bites she takes from it.

Quotes:

Dave Hirsh: [to bartender, as he exits and leaves a tip] Buy yourself a Quonset hut.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "E! True Hollywood Story: Dean Martin" (1999)

Soundtrack:

To Love And Be Loved

Powerful, stylish Minnelli gem!

Vincente Minelli was a master at creating powerful cinematic imagery that made unforgettable many a film which, in other hands, might have been quite ordinary. So many aspects of the story he deals with in "Some Came Running" had to be compromised because of the censorship issues that governed movies of that era. This led to some very awkward scripting, suggesting but never explicitly spelling out much that was central to the story. As a result, the drama veers into a rather dated soap-opera feel from time to time.

The wonder of this picture lies in how the director draws consistently strong performances from his cast and then, using striking visual compositions, magical lighting, stunning use of color, delivers a startlingly powerful result. Like so many of his films, this is the sort of richly satisfying visual experience that you want to re-visit again and again.

Serious home theater buffs should loudly protest that such Minnelli masterpieces as "Some Came Running", Home from the Hill" and "Lust for Life" are still unreleased as widescreen DVD's. This seems so shamefully, incomprehensibly neglectful!