Frank Sinatra is an iconic figure in music, but his film career is often overlooked. His innate talent as an actor is proven in many serious dramatic roles, including films like Man with the Golden Arm, The Manchurian Candidate, and From Here to Eternity, for which he received an Oscar. From romantic musical comedies to Rat Pack films, Frank Sinatra achieved a great deal of success in motion pictures. He even took a stab at directing. This book examines each of Frank Sinatra's movies, from his early years as a bobby soxer idol, to more serious roles that exhibited the depth of his talent.…mehr
Frank Sinatra is an iconic figure in music, but his film career is often overlooked. His innate talent as an actor is proven in many serious dramatic roles, including films like Man with the Golden Arm, The Manchurian Candidate, and From Here to Eternity, for which he received an Oscar. From romantic musical comedies to Rat Pack films, Frank Sinatra achieved a great deal of success in motion pictures. He even took a stab at directing. This book examines each of Frank Sinatra's movies, from his early years as a bobby soxer idol, to more serious roles that exhibited the depth of his talent. Provided are background stories, production information, critical assessments, and an explanation of how his career as a recording artist connected to the movie. Discover through 60 photographs, interviews, and more, this underappreciated aspect of Sinatra's career.
James L. Neibaur is a film historian and educator with more than 30 books and hundreds of articles appearing in Cineaste, Classic Images, Film Quarterly, Films in Review, Filmfax, and Encyclopædia Britannica.
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Table of Contents Acknowledgments deletevi Introduction Sinatra Before the Movies The Films Higher and Higher (1943) Step Lively (1944) Anchors Aweigh (1945) It Happened in Brooklyn (1947) The Miracle of the Bells (1948) The Kissing Bandit (1948) Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949) On the Town (1949) Double Dynamite (1951) Meet Danny Wilson (1952) From Here to Eternity (1953) Suddenly (1954) Young at Heart (1954) Not as a Stranger (1955) Guys and Dolls (1955) The Tender Trap (1955) The Man with the Golden Arm (1955) High Society (1956) Johnny Concho (1956) The Pride and the Passion (1957) The Joker Is Wild (1957) Pal Joey (1957) Kings Go Forth (1958) Some Came Running (1958) A Hole in the Head (1959) Never So Few (1959) Can-Can (1960) Ocean's 11 (1960) The Devil at 4 O'Clock (1961) Sergeants 3 (1962) The Manchurian Candidate (1962) Come Blow Your Horn (1963) 4 for Texas (1963) Robin and the 7 Hoods (1964) None But the Brave (1965) Von Ryan's Express (1965) Marriage on the Rocks (1965) Assault on a Queen (1966) The Naked Runner (1967) Tony Rome (1967) The Detective (1968) Lady in Cement (1968) Dirty Dingus Magee (1970) Sinatra in the '70s The First Deadly Sin (1980) Sinatra After the Movies Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
Table of Contents Acknowledgments deletevi Introduction Sinatra Before the Movies The Films Higher and Higher (1943) Step Lively (1944) Anchors Aweigh (1945) It Happened in Brooklyn (1947) The Miracle of the Bells (1948) The Kissing Bandit (1948) Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949) On the Town (1949) Double Dynamite (1951) Meet Danny Wilson (1952) From Here to Eternity (1953) Suddenly (1954) Young at Heart (1954) Not as a Stranger (1955) Guys and Dolls (1955) The Tender Trap (1955) The Man with the Golden Arm (1955) High Society (1956) Johnny Concho (1956) The Pride and the Passion (1957) The Joker Is Wild (1957) Pal Joey (1957) Kings Go Forth (1958) Some Came Running (1958) A Hole in the Head (1959) Never So Few (1959) Can-Can (1960) Ocean's 11 (1960) The Devil at 4 O'Clock (1961) Sergeants 3 (1962) The Manchurian Candidate (1962) Come Blow Your Horn (1963) 4 for Texas (1963) Robin and the 7 Hoods (1964) None But the Brave (1965) Von Ryan's Express (1965) Marriage on the Rocks (1965) Assault on a Queen (1966) The Naked Runner (1967) Tony Rome (1967) The Detective (1968) Lady in Cement (1968) Dirty Dingus Magee (1970) Sinatra in the '70s The First Deadly Sin (1980) Sinatra After the Movies Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
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