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Release Date: Apr 1, 1952 Wide

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Release Date: Apr 1, 1952 Wide

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Some observers have suggested that Meet Danny Wilson could just as well have been titled Meet Frank Sinatra. A star vehicle if ever there was one, the film casts Sinatra as Danny, a would-be singer, playing cheap saloons while waiting for the Big Break. Danny and his buddy Mike Ryan (Alex Nicol) find the going rough until they're befriended by nightclub chirp Joy Carroll (Shelley Winters), who gets them a job in a nightspot run by crooked Nick Driscoll (Raymond Burr). Danny scores a hit,

Unrated,

Musical & Performing Arts, Drama

Directed By: Joseph Pevney

Written By: Don McGuire

In Theaters: Apr 1, 1952 Wide

On DVD: Aug 3, 1994

Cast

Frank Sinatra
Danny Wilson
Shelley Winters
Joy Carroll
Raymond Burr
Nick Driscoll
Tommy Farrell
Tommy Wells
Vaughan Taylor
T.W. Hatcher
John Day
Gus
George Eldredge
Lt. Kelly
Pat Flaherty
Mother Murphy
John Indrisano
Truck driver
Barbara Knudson
Marie
Jack Kruschen
Heckler
Donald MacBride
Sergeant
Tony Curtis
Man in Nightclub
Alex Nicol
Mike Ryan
Tom Dugan
Turnkey
Carl Sklover
Cab Driver
Danny Welton
Joey Thompson

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It's not perfect. The story isn't the most original, and the ending was begging for a cleaner exposition. But there are very few actors who are simply captivating with every word they say (or sing), and Frank Sinatra is one of them, and Meet Danny Wilson is Sinatra at his best. He is MAGIC. And every other cast member

January 21, 2012