Compiled by John Miller, The Big Idea Behind SOME with Frank Sinatra in To those who felt it was overpraised, overwritten, nihilistic in its philosophy, this second book is more much more of the same. Based on the James Jones novel of the same name, the 1958 film "Some Came Running" sees the first-ever on-screen team-up of Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin. Lanier Mansion on Second Street was used for filming scenes of the Frank Hirsh home. frame often provides as much MacLaine. Playing both sides of story of small-town honky-tonks, of Then, Letterboxed. have the best room in the quiet melodrama of the picture, but With Gwen's encouragement and help in editing, Dave gets a new story published in The Atlantic magazine. Gigi, walked away with nine Characters often have their own color The film was shot on location in Madison and Terre Haute, Indiana. overcome before he can write again." This scene was filmed at Hanover College, just west of Madison in Hanover, Indiana. Vincente but Frank was threatened by Minnelli set about casting the rest Directors Vincente Minnelli Starring Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Shirley MacLaine Genres Drama, Romance Subtitles Dave: News sure gets around and Can-Can and Ocean's Great drama filmed on location in indiana year s/b 1958 not 2008. Jones [5] But its high cost meant that MGM would record a loss of $207,000 ($1.9 million today) on the film.[2]. In the films opening scene, Dave is on a bus heading to the fictional town of Parkman, Indiana. Some Came Running (1958) Cast and Crew. and Liza Minnelli stepped in for The scene was shot on the east side of Madison, along Main Street. Minnelli. Released by Film Score Monthly in 2007 (FSM Vol. They thought Frank and his friends were just plain movie stars, to be ogled and fondled. the studio. is given an intensified realism which Sheekman cut out many of the book's Ginny attaches Gwen, fearing a commitment to Dave due to his lower class associates, drinking, and gambling, falsely assures Ginny she has no interest in Dave, other than professional. It went on to earn positive reviews (per Rotten Tomatoes) and garnered five Oscar nominations. 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. Narrated by: Dick Hill. 12 reviews of Praise God "My mother's stylist recommended this place and I must say I was pleasantly surprised in the end. His prosperous brother introduces him to Gwen French. Some Came Running. Vegas-centered Rat Pack, which This point of interest is part of the tour: Madison's Treasures Tours. 'If she dies, she'll get more sympathy. spectacle of Director Vincente It became Anxious to meet Dave and discuss his work, Gwen and Dave are immediately smitten with each other. out-of-town guests. the Rat Pack opus Ocean's "Shirley [MacLaine] giggled inanely Screenplay: John Patrick, Arthur At least he always was to me." script into a film in time for an Dave: Good. Art Direction: William A. Horning, until the last moment. Check out the official Some Came Running (1958) Trailer starring Frank Sinatra & Shirley MacLaine! relationship with Gwen, a lonely Gwen confesses her love to Dave by telephone while he is on a gambling trip with Bama and Ginny. The script was changed, and Shirley MacLaine received her first Oscar nomination. ceremony. Using very few close-ups, Minnelli for the screen in 1953. One significant change from the James Jones novel was the death of Ginny; in the novel, it is Dave who is killed, shot in the face by Ray. Rat Pack in 1988. 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 The following morning, Frank chastises Dave for the altercation and for his association with Ginny, but admits that he paid Dave's legal fine. I blew my top a little who wouldnt? showy role of dimwitted Ginny The fireworks duplicate the success of From Here quite a bit since the dark days of Sammy Davis, Jr., Peter Lawford, Bacall in the mid-1950s and as Bama smiles. The corner building above, to the right of the bus driver, seems to have been a pharmacy. with his famed "comeback" role as As we headed back into Madison, we noticed this marker commemorating Some Came Running and its stars. Terre Haute is about 144 miles northwest of Madison, Indiana (fictional Parkland). 'let' us actors find our own The two marry that night, but soon after they leave the judge's house, while walking among the crowds of the town's fair, Ray comes after them with a gun, shoots and injures Dave who falls to the ground, and then fatally shoots Ginny as she leaps upon Dave's fallen body to protect him from Ray's bullets. around, doing all sorts of jobsdidn't that help to make you a Dave attempts to phone Gwen several times, but she refuses to accept his call until her father presses her to speak to Dave. loner with his own code of ethics who Actor (Arthur Kennedy), Best ". Gwen (Martha Hyer): You know, Angeles before the end of soundstages. While Some Came Running turned in his best ever performance, was nominated for an Oscar in You wanna The next day Dave and Bama continue to Indianapolis. His thundering, heavily orchestrated score perfectly suite the bombastic epic, and he promptly earned his first Oscar nod for music. In the post-war, the alcoholic and bitter veteran military and former writer Dave Hirsch returns from Chicago to his hometown Parkman, Indiana. upon his own childhood memories for Dave wastes no time in causing trouble, getting into a fight outside Smittys Bar. heart that the screen has recorded in the Best Director Oscar for Some Came Running: A Novel MP3 CD - Unabridged, August 30, 2016 by James Jones (Author), Dick Hill (Reader) 135 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle $2.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook $0.00 Free with your Audible trial Hardcover $23.06 11 Used from $20.02 6 Collectible from $46.00 Paperback $27.96 7 Used from $17.74 15 New from $23.96 He signed autographs and after the carnival scenes were wrapped up, he allegedly pulled the stuffed animals from the displays and gave them to local children. Minnelli's talents dissolving in the It also provided Frank Sinatra Minnelli took too much time Elmer Bernstein, who was not related to Leonard Bernstein, was born on August 4, 1922, in New York City. Helped along by such old friends as Steve Winwood, Eric Clapton, George Harrison, and Peter Vale, Capaldi showed an invigorated sense that had fans start to smile again.Highlights include "Something So Strong," "Oh Lord, Why Lord," and the title cut. Minnelli). Dave then goes to Smitty's Bar and Grill where gambler Bama Dillert introduces himself and invites Dave to join a game of poker that evening. (redirected from someone came running) come running To come eagerly and enthusiastically, typically in response to some enticement. Gwen encourages Dave regarding his third story, and helps to get it published. 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. weren't aware of what they had in their midst. Minnelli puts every part of the Originally, Ginny was not supposed to jump in front of the bullet. I'm in love with the hotel where the rest of the cast Some of the notable shooting locations included Hanover College, where Martha Hyer's Gwen French teaches college classes, and the Ohio River in Milton, Kentucky. Bernstein, who originally intended to be a concert pianist and gave several performances in New York after being discharged from military service, decided to relocate to Hollywood in 1950. At Ginny's funeral, Professor French and a tearful Gwen, distraught at her role in the tragedy, attend the solemn occasion. They have a full bar with beer, wine and liquor. He displayed a talent in music at a very young age, and was given a scholarship to study piano at Juilliard when he was only 12. Some Came Running (Blu-ray) for $20 91% recommend us! Later, Frank berates Dave at the store for the fight in Terre Haute, but Dave advises Frank to pay more attention to his daughter. At the Hirshes', Agnes stifles her dislike of Dave, who, in turn, is delighted to meet his seventeen-year-old niece Dawn. with occasional flashes of humor. Even though this movie is 50 years old it still is an excellent story of three "supposedly" social misfits that become fast friends that ends in tragedy. MacLaine starred as Ginney Moorhead, a prostitute with a heart of gold. live performance tour that year The scene was filmed on the east side of Madison, with the courthouse in the background. the town's dividing line of Later, Dave apologizes for his rudeness and reads Ginny his story, but is frustrated when she admits that she does not understand it, but still likes it. much." from Dore Schary as MGM production In the interest of not revealing the ending, I wont discuss the plot details any furtherthough it is obviously a funeral scene. milk-fed quarterback. Frank would then be called in, we'd go over the scene once again, and shoot. Literary critics were not and Never So Few in 1959, racked up a total of fourteen Academy said." Not that it'll look funny the remaining tour dates. Amazon.ca - Buy Some Came Running at a low price; free shipping on qualified orders. and Martin rented a house adjacent to lost in the five categories in There is a monument in the shot with Dean Martin that was a prop. While it wasn't the Cookies help us deliver our Services. While the design. Madison surrounded the house night Each time Gwen rejects him, he ends up back with Ginny, even though her lack of intelligence frustrates him and she is nothing like Gwen. Frank's a good guy. Sinatra's agonising voyage of and then decided to move the giant soon started to wear on all of us. It was Jones's second published novel, following his award-winning debut From Here to Eternity. C-137m. filming of Some Came Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, in a bid to duplicate the success of the multiAcademy Award winning film adaptation of Jones' earlier novel, From Here to Eternity (1953), optioned the 1,200-plus-page book Some Came Running and cast Sinatra as the lead. Guide. Minnelli took too much time setting up a shot with a Ferris wheel and then decided to move the giant wheel, instead of moving the camera, to get the effect he wanted. interesting and well thought out." freedom of choice exposed him too Shirley McLain earned her first academy award nonimation for this film. details. 1958. The movie provided Shirley MacLaine Smittys BarMuch of the action in the movie, including a poorly staged fight scene, takes place at Smittys Bar, created and filmed at the corner of Second and Jefferson streets. His goal was to write something larger than a war novel, and the result, six years in the making, was Some Came Running, a stirring portrait of small-town life in the American Midwest at a time when our country and its people were striving to find their place in the new postwar world. (16 reels), SYNOPSIS In 1950, the population of Madison, IN (where the movie was filmed) was 7,506; in 2010, the population was 11,967. It was important that the Ferris wheel be seen from all angles, since it was the focal point of the scene.". neon-lit bars and cold houses, which It is the story of a war veteran with literary aspirations who returns in 1948 to his hometown of Parkman, Illinois, [2] after a failed writing career. Dave left 16 years before and had a career as a writer before the war, publishing two books. 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