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Some Came Running

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Hard-drinking novelist Dave Hirsh (Frank Sinatra) returns home after being gone for years. His brother (Arthur Kennedy) wants Dave to settle down, and introduces him to English teacher Gwen French (Martha Hyer). 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. Torn between the admiring Gwen and Ginny Morehead (Shirley MacLaine), an easy woman who loves him, Dave grows increasingly angry.
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Kevin Maher The Times (UK) May 3, 2024
4/5
The genius of MacLaine’s performance is that she takes a character that is written, with deep misogyny, as comically ignorant and promiscuous and flips it around to make Ginny fearless and eccentric... Go to Full Review
Richard Brody The New Yorker Jun 5, 2023
Minnelli... revels in the alluring decorative artifices of small-town life, which nonetheless seethe with passions that shatter the surface of decorum. Go to Full Review
Marjorie Baumgarten Austin Chronicle Mar 10, 2003
The hypocrisy, sexual repression, and backwater snobbery here is enough to make Peyton Place look like Vatican City. Go to Full Review
Moira Walsh The Catholic World Aug 24, 2023
I do not know whether or not James Jones’ censorable, over-length novel had an intelligible point of view. The partially disinfected screen version in any case occupies two hours and fifteen minutes displaying a total lack of one. Go to Full Review
Matt Brunson Film Frenzy Nov 21, 2021
4/4
A searing indictment of small-town hypocrisy. Shirley MacLaine's performance will break your heart. Go to Full Review
Yasser Medina Cinefilia May 12, 2021
5/10
As a melodrama, its premise about impossible love, family conflicts and war wounds is a bit inane, populated with a collage of flat characters that, apparently, are built on a cardboard surface. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
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Robert P @Superbad 17 hrs ago Some Came Running = a *4* star Movie! See more Henry D @Henry_Domke Jul 28, 2026 A well-done melodrama, but melodramas simply aren’t our cup of tea. The story and relationships weren’t believable at all, and much of it felt contrived. Still, it was a beautiful print, and it was fun to see Shirley MacLaine so early in her career. See more Herman H @RT88299301 Aug 20, 2025 One of the most useless films I have ever seen. Dean Martin’s character could have been totally left out of the film and no one would have noticed. In fact, there was no value in making this terrible film at all. And what’s the deal with Dean’s hat? Absolutely rediculous. Why does a gambler need a partner unless to cheat, which they didn’t do. I can’t think of a single performance in this film that was noteworthy. All Sinatra did was drink excessively. MacLaine’s character was a stereotype. Martha Hyer was as stiff as a board. Arthur Kennedy played his expected sleezy role. The musical score was overly dramatic and the direction was surprisingly amateurish. Don’t waste 2 hours or more watching this. See more jimmy b @VictorTalkingMachine Jul 6, 2024 Despite an impressive cast with Oscar winners, this is a very boring film. See more Mike F @RT08031912 Nov 19, 2023 Sinatra and Martin are terrific together as drinking buddies in this drama from the 50's. It is a little long but keeps your interest through to the end as the plot takes a twist that makes Sinatra rethink his values and relationships. See more Rare T @RT00283363 Apr 25, 2022 Can be funny every here and there, but very monotonous, hollow, and slow-paced. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Hard-drinking novelist Dave Hirsh (Frank Sinatra) returns home after being gone for years. His brother (Arthur Kennedy) wants Dave to settle down, and introduces him to English teacher Gwen French (Martha Hyer). 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. Torn between the admiring Gwen and Ginny Morehead (Shirley MacLaine), an easy woman who loves him, Dave grows increasingly angry.
Director
Vincente Minnelli
Producer
Sol C. Siegel
Screenwriter
John Patrick, Athur Sheekman
Distributor
MGM/UA Home Entertainment Inc., Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corp.
Production Co
Metro Goldwyn Mayer
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 18, 1958, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 1, 2009
Runtime
2h 17m
Sound Mix
Mono
Aspect Ratio
35mm, Scope (2.35:1)
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