Movie
Some Came Running
Overview
A former novelist returns to his small Midwest town after serving in the Army during WWII, to the chagrin of his social-climbing brother, and becomes close with an easy-going professional gambler and torn between two very different women.
Details
- Release date
- 1958-12-25
- Runtime
- 137 min
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Sol C. Siegel Productions, Loew's Incorporated
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Frank Sinatra as Dave Hirsh
- Dean Martin as Bama Dillert
- Shirley MacLaine as Ginnie Moorehead
- Martha Hyer as Gwen French
- Arthur Kennedy as Frank Hirsh
- Nancy Gates as Edith Barclay
- Leora Dana as Agnes Hirsh
- Betty Lou Keim as Dawn Hirsh
- Larry Gates as Professor Robert Haven French
- Steve Peck as Raymond Lanchak
- Connie Gilchrist as Jane Barclay
- Ned Wever as Smitty
Crew
- Vincente Minnelli - Director
- Arthur Sheekman - Screenplay
- John Patrick - Screenplay
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