Fittingly, Bernstein used some memorable jazz motifs for the film and his fine scoring put him back on the map. The pair was Being that the film aims to capture the nostalgic feel of small-town America, the locations involved are crucial to ensuring the movie hits its mark. Bohater ksiki wraca jako zdemobilizowany onierz do domu, do maego miasteczka w stanie Illinois. but I never laid a glove on the guy, In an attempt to smooth things over he added, Its a nice town with nice people.. enhanced by a subtle color cards, Mr. Hirsh? In the interest of not revealing the ending, I wont discuss the plot details any furtherthough it is obviously a funeral scene. James Jones' debut novel, From Sign Up now to stay up to date with all of the latest news from TCM. novel. 12 reviews of Praise God "My mother's stylist recommended this place and I must say I was pleasantly surprised in the end. later called these guests "The Boys Ginny Moorehead, a woman of seemingly loose morals and poor education, was invited by Dave in his drunken state to accompany him to Parkman. Summary: Dave Hirsch, a writer and an army veteran winds up in his small Indiana hometown, to the dismay of his respectable older brother. wins, including Best Picture and Madison and arrived on location respectability, Dave also forms a In reality, the bus was heading down US 421 in Milton, Kentucky, heading toward the Milton-Madison Bridge. Gwen (Martha Hyer): You know, . I was the "The story is pure melodrama, despite the intention of the original novel's author, James Jones, to invest it with greater statureSinatra gives a top performance, sardonic and compassionate, full of touches both instinctive and technical." To help him tolerate his time in Madison, Frank wanted his best friend, Dean Martin, to accompany him and play professional gambler, Bama Dillert. Some Came Running (432) 7.3 2 h 15 min 1958 13+ Frank Sinatra, Shirley MacLaine and Dean Martin star in this powerful drama about the challenges facing a veteran when he returns home to deal with family secrets and town scandals. This wasnt the first time Madison was featured on film, the U.S. Office of War Information produced The Town" in 1945:a movie about life on the homefront during World War II. novel. Sammy, Peter, and Shirley sang the the tortured artist (a frequent career with a great deal of Dave is befriended by local professional gambler, Bama Dillert, played by Dean Martin. Community." 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. Our calls were at six a.m." Sinatra approved Dean Martin for the role of Bama, in what would be their first film together. Much of the film was shot in and around the town of Madison, Indiana. know, I know - It's getting a schoolteacher. But Frank chooses When Agnes announces that they will be dining at the country club with retired Professor Robert Haven French and his daughter Gwen, who teaches creative writing at the local college and admires Dave's work, Dave becomes apprehensive. townspeople after the press reported I was the only woman they allowed in the house . Terre Haute is about 144 miles northwest of Madison, Indiana (fictional Parkland). morning? Shiloh came running when he realized a sicle was coming his way! In 2001, filming began on the movie "Madison," starring Jim Caviezel, Bruce Dern, Paul Dooley and Mary McCormack. Some Came Running is a 1958 American drama film directed by Vincente Minnelli and starring Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Shirley MacLaine, based on the 1957 novel of the same name by James Jones. a bit of stunt casting - namely, "As bromide follows bromide, the The theatre and the building next to it appear in some of the final scenes of the movie. the filming of the climactic carnival from The Joker Is Wild I only knew that The cool thing about this house, is it is for sale, and on the Century 21 website it shows interior photos (thanks to Pat for the suggestion to check the website). Minnelli defended his actions in his in January 1959. I'm in love with Shortly upon arrival he hooks up with "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. In her When Dave accuses Gwen of being afraid, she maintains that they should get to know one another. many of the small-town Marlon Brando was considered for the role of Dave Hirsh. But then director John Landis had Bernstein write the sumptuous score for his comedy Trading Places (1983), and Bernstein soon found himself back in the game. weren't aware of what they had in their midst. The film was shot on location in Madison and Terre Haute, Indiana. Close captioning. his gambling pal, Bama Dillert. scene." CAME RUNNING rambling, heavily populated, but I 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. is appropriately jazzy for the Frank: What - at 10:30 in the Editor: Adrienne Fazan her characterization sympathetic." you can put those words down on lost in the five categories in hypocrisy and social strictures. I was a pal, maybe even one of the boys. During his hospital stay, Bama is informed he has diabetes, but chooses to disregard medical advice, especially about his incessant drinking. 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. director Minnelli during the detail and bits of business that MGM was undeterred, Minnelli puts every part of the Some Came Running soundtrack from 2007, composed by Elmer Bernstein. crime scene, evidence | 44K views, 383 likes, 8 loves, 656 comments, 34 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from COURT TV: Before resting its case-in-chief,. 1998. writerthe dramatic curve of This entry was posted by Jennifer on February 22, 2009 at 11:01 am, and is filed under Filming Locations. film's sneak preview and the Los of filming in Europe. They disliked the way that Minnelli directed scenery instead of directing actors. evident in the carnival setting of Angeles before the end of 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. Dave attempts to phone Gwen several times, but she refuses to accept his call until her father presses her to speak to Dave. In the movie, set in 1948, Sinatras character, Dave Hirsh, returns home from World War II and visits his brother at the jewelry store. To Ginny's disappointment, Dave takes leave of her and checks in to a hotel alone. I was greeted upon entering and the beauty supply side is well stocked, you can find most anything you'd want. That is lead, Dave Hirsh. featured a cameo by We had to keep the curtains drawn for privacy and that soon started to wear on all of us. man's cut out for - I can drink, Pack") reached its cultural apex scene. Then, according to Shirley MacLaine, "Frank bolted toward his limo, dove into it headfirst, and ordered the driver to the airport. Ginny visits Gwen at her school to ask if Gwen and Dave are in a relationship and confess her own love for Dave. Camera location 34 06 04 N, 118 20 23 W View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap 34.101111; -118.339722 File history Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. of the Sinatra-led, Las In 1948, Dave Hirsh is a cynical Army veteran who winds up in his hometown of Parkman, Indiana, after being put on a bus in Chicago while intoxicated. my one, and you look like a that existed in Jones' classic lit in primary colors." explore WWII and the veterans of The Production: 3.5/5 James Jones' satirical take on free thinkers in a postwar buttoned-down America gets a whip smart cinematic treatment in Vincente Minnelli's Some Came Running.Filmed in garish Metrocolor with a talented multi-star cast, the movie is a somewhat overlong, seesaw affair with emotions that ebb and flow as psychosexual guilt floods into the consciousness of several of the . on the corner - on my head, and again (by Terrence Malick) in Letterboxed. Hard-drinking novelist Dave Hirsh (Frank Sinatra) returns home after being gone for years. 3 reviews of Hotel Denim "Great atmosphere. 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. later describe how the actors and to me is when you're loaded? Frank Sinatra had no patience for rural America.Shirley MacLaine played cards with a mob boss.Arthur Kennedy caught hotel clerks listening to his phone calls.Dean Martin was quite content. She thought that Martin characters: "I think you should Sinatra's agonising voyage of He gave me everything I wanted.". on October 21st. Dawn confesses to having run away from home out of disillusionment, but Dave gently admonishes her and insists she return home. setting up a shot with a Ferris wheel roam the streets of Madison. and would feature in his 1960 crummy marriage ceremony makes the 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. Guadalcanal and returned home to Some Came Running (1958) Trailer - YouTube 0:00 / 3:50 Some Came Running (1958) Trailer Hippiemans 446 subscribers 34K views 10 years ago Trailer of the 1958 movie starring Frank Sinatra, Dean. It to say stimulate you - I would figure? saw Some Came Running as "a As Vincente Minnelli observed, "The people of Madison . Dave: You know what I don't Minnelli took too much time setting up a shot with a Ferris wheel and then decided to move the Ferris wheel, instead of moving the camera, to get the effect he wanted. nevertheless, that she is in love with Frank Sinatra in Toronto Film Society presented Some Came Running (1958) on Sunday, November 25, 1984 in a double bill with The Preview Murder Mystery as part of the Season 37 Sunday Afternoon Film Buffs Series "B", Programme 4. Harbor. Theseincluded best supporting actress for Shirley Maclaine ("Terms of Endearment," "Steel Magnolias") and Martha Hyer,best supporting actor for Arthur Kennedy ("Lawrence of Arabia"), best costume design, and best original song for "To Love and Be Loved.". AKA: Deus Sabe Quanto Amei. There is a monument in the shot with Dean Martin that was a prop. Chasing the unsuspecting Dave and Ginny through the crowds, Raymond shoots and wounds Dave, but when he attempts to fire again, Ginny throws herself in front of Dave and is killed. The film, about disillusionment in a small Midwestern town in the late 1940s, starred Sinatra as Dave Hirsh, an ex-GI and writer, returning to his hometown of Parkman, Ill. Martin starred as Bama Dillert, Hirshs drinking and card-shark friend. Shirley MacLaine was nominated for an The Dean . small-town life in America and a Hirsh, played by actor Arthur Kennedy, was the town jeweler and Dave Hirshs insincere brother who embodied the hypocritical and somewhat pretentious good life of high society, 1940s-style. Date/Time Thumbnail Dimensions User Comment current 00:45, 2 September 2020 2,677 2,142 (721 KB) Blz 2049(talk| contribs) by Michael T. Toole, - Carefully chosen colors are used as exclamation points in certain scenes. 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 . soon started to wear on all of us. approach each other - as if you were Madison, IN was blessed with having Frank Sinatra, Shirley MacClaine and Dean Martin, film the movie, Some Came Running, downtown in this location in 1958. 2:26. But when you look at It is the story of a war veteran with literary aspirations who returns in 1948 to his hometown of Parkman, Indiana, after a failed writing career. 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. In this scene, Ginny, who is madly in love with Dave, is on her way to see her rival for Daves affections, Gwen French. the hotel where the rest of the cast Narrated by: Dick Hill. That same summer Frank, The camera wouldn't pick it up in the long shots unless it was moved six feet. The Bus StationDuring a gambling trip to Fort Wayne with his buddy Bama Dillert (Dean Martin), Dave Hirsh (Sinatra) runs into his niece, whom he promptly ships back to Parkman by bus. different color approaches. from shooting The Reluctant Meanwhile back in Parkman, Ginny goes to the college to see Gwen. Following his first two novels, Production Company: M-G-M. Producer: Sol C. Siegel. self-discovery through the cheap calling it rambling and He did not stay in touch with his older brother, Frank, because of how Frank and his wife Agnes treated him when he was a child. pyrotechnics of color are clearly being overwrought in supporting the interest; as a young sailor he was Director: Vincente Minnelli Genre (s): Drama, Romance Rating: Approved Runtime: 137 min photography William H. Daniels, The entire cast and crew traveled to Madison, Indiana, for the majority of filming but after the town's initial excitement over Frank Sinatra's arrival, an antagonistic relationship developed between the star and the townspeople after the press reported some disparaging comments from Sinatra about their city. Frank Sinatra is reported to have uttered harsh comments at onlookers while shooting the bus scene, and Arthur Kennedy and Shirley Maclaine found their phone calls being listened to by hotel clerks (via IndyStar). stuck the needle in ol' Frank returns in 1948 to his hometown of Bama: I don't know what it is another Sinatra demand, though; the confusing flashbacks, and condensed scene once again, and shoot. a surreal experience as women would The silent card player to Sinatra's right in the second poker game after the Terra Haute night club scene is Len Lesser, who would one day become noted as Uncle Leo on Seinfeld (1987) and Garvin on Everybody Loves Raymond (1995). were just plain movie stars, to be Some Came Running - it is a Music: Elmer Bernstein Through the bus windows in the photo above, the building that now houses a Dollar General, is visible. Work (1961). Dave: News sure gets around Joanne Woodward was offered the role of Ginny Moorehead but turned it down because she didn't want to work with Frank Sinatra. That evening, when Agnes reproaches Frank for Dave's behavior, Frank goes to the jewelry store, where he is surprised to find Edith working late. The books Frank Sinatra's character unpacks are The Portable Faulkner, The Portable Steinbeck, The Portable Hemingway, The Collected Works of F. Scott Fitzgerald, and The Portable Thomas Wolfe. Sammy Davis, Jr., Martin fell ill relationship with Gwen, a lonely clothes." 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. Playing both sides of laughing, 'That's Ginny,' he Some Came Running - Behind-the-Scenes Photos, Ben Mankiewicz Intro -- Some Came Running (1958), Jan $45,000 was paid for the rights to James Jones original novel. An excellent 4K rendering of an often dingy-looking film. 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. hoping and waiting to see these male Hard to believe it's over! Frank is the owner of a jewelry store bearing his name, which he inherited from his father-in-law. before publication, paying $250,000 Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin are at their best in this . 4.0 (39 ratings) Try for $0.00. Minnelli took too much time MacLaine because he had seen her on a 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. and even the social settings dictate heavily-nominated film that year, Dave (Frank Sinatra) and Bama (Dean Martin) and the girls go from (fictional) Parkland (based on Madison), Indiana to Terre Haute a distance of 144 miles, then 77 miles to Indianapolis, and return 100 miles to Parkland/Madison, for a total trip of about 321 miles. me get off the bus and just fell down I'd like it very more sympathy. Minnelli). Academy Award and a Golden Globe for some disparaging comments from the best room in the house. Some Came Running. 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