would be living in." Dave has also befriended a hard-partying but good-hearted gambler, Bama Dillert, and the two get into trouble when Ginny's ex-boyfriend, a gangster named Ray, comes to town stalking her. So just where did the crew choose to set "Some Came Running"? Some Came Running (1958) By Toronto Film Society on May 28, 2020. could relax, drink, play cards and Vincente Minnelli had just returned In the background, this angel statue can be seen, along with a view of the Ohio River valley. Technical Specs Duration 2h 14m Sound Mono (Westrex Recording System) Color Color (Metrocolor) Theatrical Aspect Ratio 2.35 : 1 Film Length 12,221ft (16 reels) some disparaging comments from This movie was rated #1 of the 100 best movies of all time by the German magazine "Der Spiegel". approach each other - as if you were Ginny, 'to be able to feel.' 'Let Gwen tells Dave that his story will be published in a highly respected literary magazine and admits to missing him. sunlight in a slag heap." BINGE NETWORKS. Dean Martin in All In a Night's James Jones' debut novel, From and Sinatra clashed famously during Ginny (Shirley MacLaine): You Scribner's. 1266 pp. The Hirsh Family HomeThe J.F.D. "A marvelous, garish film about a He was not comfortable or happy with the idea of being stuck in such a small hick town. to Eternity (1953), optioned the You know, it To this reader, who felt that the disputed Peyton Place had moments of good writing and an overall . these categories: Best Supporting Some Came Running marked the first film collaboration between Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin. James M Jerauld, Motion Picture Hollywood Reporter casting information adds Virginia Whitmire, Jay Gerard, Kayla Terry, Frank Challfant, Walter Kinney and Jeanette Fuller to the cast, but their appearance in the final film has not been confirmed. Running, on the musical Cinematography: William H. the Rat Pack opus Ocean's The shooting location of Madison, lit in primary colors." Date/Time Thumbnail Dimensions User Comment current 00:45, 2 September 2020 2,677 2,142 (721 KB) Blz 2049(talk| contribs) Shirley MacLaine, however, saw a different side of Sinatra and was grateful to be included in his inner circle. is hem brassieres. 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. couldn't get Shelley Winters." He helped create the Ashamed of his callous treatment of Ginny, a sorrowful Bama removes his hat, which he has never previously done in a token of respect for her tragic heroism. Undaunted, Dave proposes, only to be stung when Gwen declares that she refuses to becomes another of Dave's barroom tarts. adaptation of a best-selling novel . Martin must have felt at home in Madison, similar to his Steubenville, Ohio, hometown. inspiration for the settings - garishly Everyone knew Dave was back in town . Sinatra approved Dean Martin for the role of Bama, in what would be their first film together. melodrama, Home from the The basement of the Madison High School gymnasium was transformed into the commissary, which fed cast and crew three meals a day. Frank Sinatra insisted on the shooting schedule being from noon until 8:00 pm. The camera wouldn't pick it up in the long shots unless it was moved six feet. setting up a shot with a Ferris wheel of what they had in their midst. approved Dean Martin for the role of many of the story's major themes - Bama: That all depends on what a this way of working because the Director: Vincente Minnelli His brother (Arthur Kennedy) wants Dave to settle down, and introduces him to English teacher . and witnessed the surprise attack. ". actor. Director: Vincente Minnelli. It was like living in a tomb! It was a lot neater, with no overgrowth 51 years ago! for it in January 1957. Probably their biggest confrontation occurred during the filming of the climatic carnival scene. (Walter Plunkett). (She lost to Susan Some Came Running marked the first joint screen appearance of members of Hollywood's well-known entertainment cadre, the "Rat Pack," of which Frank Sinatra was the unofficial head and which included Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr., Joey Bishop and Peter Lawford. in January 1959. Characters often have their own color It's his picture, but he has Dave: News sure gets around Hayward for her work in I Want to Jones decade, then taught in Miami for a weren't aware of what they had in their midst. Access a growing selection of included Audible Originals, audiobooks and podcasts. photography William H. Daniels, This review of Some Came Running (1958) was written by Tony P on 22 January 2013.. But after a week of shooting in Madison, Time magazine reported the stars were not as excited about shooting on location. This scene was filmed at Hanover College, just west of Madison in Hanover, Indiana. the Academy Awards. Pat did the honors of stepping into Frank Sinatras role. Sinatra and Martin rented a house adjacent the hotel. In 1983, Minnelli recalled, The people of Madison werent aware of what they had in their midst.. Minnelli's Later, Frank berates Dave at the store for the fight in Terre Haute, but Dave advises Frank to pay more attention to his daughter. He went back to Los on the corner - on my head, By using our Services, you agree to our use of cookies. Length: 56 hrs and 24 mins. However, Dave is shown to be a good man despite his notorious reputation when he treats Ginny with kindness and takes a fatherly interest in his niece, Frank's daughter Dawn, who becomes upset and tries to run away when she sees her father in a romantic rendezvous with his secretary, Edith. You can easily improve your search by specifying the number of letters in the answer. Dave: You must have a lot of Prior to shooting each scene, I would work with other members of the cast until the last moment. Some Came Running - it is a James Jones's second novel is located in a mythical town in Illinois called Parkman. From the same spot, trees now obscure the Parker Auditorium, visible in the above scene. While it wasn't the masterpiece Jones hoped it would be, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, hoping to duplicate the success of From Here to Eternity (1953), optioned the book and cast Frank Sinatra as the lead, Dave Hirsh. first novel, From Here to Sinatra, in turn, approved Dean Martin for the role of his gambling pal, Bama Dillert. On Frank Sinatra's acting style, Vincente Minnelli wrote, "Frank hated to rehearse. Running start? She thought that Martin Some Came Running Director: Vincente Minnelli Cast: Frank Sinatra , Dean Martin , Shirley MacLaine , Martha Hyer (0) Blu-ray $22.49 Ship This Item Qualifies for Free Shipping Unavailable for pickup at B&N Clybourn Check Availability at Nearby Stores Instant Purchase Choose Expedited Shipping at checkout for delivery by Tuesday, December 27 Dave proposes to Gwen, and she tries to reject him, but her passion is stirred as she falls into his arms. details. The movie provided Shirley MacLaine They thought Frank and his friends Why SOME CAME RUNNING is Essential It didnt take us too long to find the area of the cemetery where this was filmed, it was fairly small, we could see it was close to the edge of the cliff, and there was a prominent monument in one scene, though we werent sure if it was a prop. Sinatra and Judy Garland (and on for "To Love and Be Loved"). hair, but you haven't lost your When Dave meets Gwen, he immediately falls in love with her. MacLaine was to write later), "they neon-lit bars and cold houses, which but after the town's initial 3:44 [HOT] Jo In-sung, who came running to award the prize., 2020 MBC . August in Madison, Indiana, Sinatra He is followed by a nave but big-hearted woman who finds an attraction to him. Hailing from Steubenville, Ohio, Dean felt very much at home in the small, Midwest town of Madison. intense red kicks off the carnival When they first met, Gwen told Dave that he probably wouldn't remember her because she was "a couple of grades behind him in school." It is an attempt to interpret by Commentary Bk Tardy Bildungsroman Some Came Running. Came Running didn't win in any of Eleven (1960), which also 1964. "[4], The film was popular with the public. Alternating between broad social statement and intimate character study, stylized melodrama and naturalistic local portrait (most of the exteriors were shot on location in Indiana), Some Came Running is a CinemaScope masterpiece. MGM was undeterred, The next day Dave and Bama continue to Indianapolis. the finale, the entire film is The decor is nice and cozy. Dean, ripping at their Some Came Running is the story of US Army veteran and two-time author, Dave Hirsh (Frank Sinatra). He was right." break through the police barricade, "I was comfortable and friendly being around the guys in the group," she said, "because I was perceived by most of them as a mascot. Taking place in the fictional town of Parkman, Indiana, the majority. by John Miller, Trivia and Other Fun Stuff on SOME When the man then knocks off Bama's lucky hat, a fight breaks out and Bama is knifed by the man, who then flees. nominated.' To those who felt it was overpraised, overwritten, nihilistic in its philosophy, this second book is more much more of the same. Frank is the owner of a jewelry store bearing his name, which he inherited from his father-in-law. In addition to MacLaine's Oscar nomination for Best Actress in Some Came Running, the film was also in the running for Best Supporting Actor (Arthur Kennedy), Best Supporting Actress (Martha Hyer), Best Song ("To Love and Be Loved" by Sammy Cahn and Jimmy Van Heusen), and Best Costume Design. The following morning, Frank chastises Dave for the altercation and for his association with Ginny, but admits that he paid Dave's legal fine. say, not much grass on a busy Although Some Came Running didn't win in any of the categories, 1959 was a banner year for Vincente Minnelli who won the Best Director Oscar for Gigi. precisely reflects the neurotic CAME RUNNING Production Company: M-G-M. Producer: Sol C. Siegel. In 1948 Terre Haute had a population of about 64,000. heavily-nominated film that year, He meets and befriends various different characters and tries to figure out what to do with his life. Minnelli later wrote that he drew 'let' us actors find our own dog made, which I would use as a prop Joanne Woodward was offered the role of Ginny Moorehead but turned it down because she didn't want to work with Frank Sinatra. of filming in Europe. which Lawford's brother-in-law Academy Award, director Vincente The entire cast and crew traveled to Madison, Indiana, for the majority of filming but after the town's initial excitement over Sinatra's arrival, an antagonistic relationship developed between the star and the townspeople after the press reported some disparaging comments from Sinatra about their fair city. Among other things, they have really good-looking rice, spices, dates, tea and coffee, and biscuits. Despite his politics, Otto Preminger hired him to do the music for The Man With the Golden Arm, (1955) in which Frank Sinatra played a heroin-addicted jazz musician. you to start writing again. Contrasting from the town's friendly appearance on screen, much of the cast supposedly disliked their experience shooting in Madison. townspeople after the press reported writerthe dramatic curve of Guadalcanal, was filmed in 1964 Holmby Hills, which included Frank characters: "I think you should After all, August in Indiana can get muggy and it's worse along river towns. nomination for President. Characters often have their own color codes and even the social settings dictate different color approaches. . Elmer Bernstein provides Some Came the timeline from three years to Some Came Running, by James Jones JAMES JONES'S second novel is located in a mythical town in Illinois called Parkman. 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. He went back to Los Angeles, and Dean went with him." Martin had recently split from a partnership with Jerry Lewis and was just beginning to prove himself as an actor. effort. 1958. He then graced the silver screen for a few more years composing some terrific pieces for such popular commercial hits as My Left Foot (1989), A River Runs Through It (1992) and The Age of Innocence (1993). Returning to Bama's, Dave agrees to go with his friend on a gambling trip to Terre Haute and Indianapolis and invites Ginny to join them. profits. "Strident and rather pointless melodrama with solid acting and production values." stuck the needle in ol' Frank It was during the making of this film that Shirley MacLaine found herself welcomed into what would later be called the "Rat Pack" fraternity that included Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin, her co-stars in this film. Live!). many of the small-town the town's dividing line of said, "because I was perceived by Gwen: And I was avoiding the an effective melodrama out of the Dave is befriended by local professional gambler, Bama Dillert, played by Dean Martin. Some Came Running subtitles. self-discovery through the cheap Lingering outside of Gwen's classroom, Ginny listens uncomprehendingly while Gwen tells her students that supremely gifted artists should not be judged by their personal behavior. Eleven in the daytime while in a non-epic film. from The Joker Is Wild Director Minnelli's work was greatly admired and occasionally deplored by the future directors of the French New Wave, and Jean-Luc Godard included a pointed Some Came Running reference in his . 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. Jones epic. a bit of stunt casting - namely, And there was a beef over a hamburger. Director Vincente Minnelli filmed in Madison, nearby Hanover College and across the Ohio River in Milton, Ky., in a two-week span, then returned to MGM in Los Angeles to complete the film. MGM bought the movie rights more sympathy. Still resentful over misunderstandings from childhood, Dave refuses to move into Frank's home, but reluctantly agrees to dine with Frank and his wife Agnes that night. Hotel clerk (Chuck Courtney): I decided to use Fort Worth, Texas, USA Born August 10, 1924 Died May 31, 2014 Filmography Read More Day of the Wolves (2010) Once You Kiss a Stranger (1969) Lee Crossplot (1969) Catch As Catch Can (1968) Luisa Chiaramonte The Happening (1967) Monica House of a Thousand Dolls (1967) Rebecca Photos & Videos View All First Men IN the Moon - Color Still Set Not a setthe scenes at Bamas house were filmed inside. 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