Some Came Running (1958)

Some Came Running (1958)

[7] Frank Sinatra plays Dave Hirsh, a war veteran who returns to his scenic Indiana home town where family secrets and town gossip threaten to disrupt the lives of many. He arrives with a young, naïve floozie named Ginnie (Shirley MacLaine) who…
Guys and Dolls (1955)

Guys and Dolls (1955)

[4] Guys and Dolls pits men against women and vice against virtue in a light-hearted movie musical adapted from the popular Broadway play. Marlon Brando and Frank Sinatra headline as two New York gamblers who make a bet that Brando can't woo…
The Manchurian Candidate (1962)

The Manchurian Candidate (1962)

[7] Frank Sinatra and Laurence Harvey star as returning prisoners of war who have been unwittingly hypnotized to become sleeper agents for Communist China in the American political arena. Whenever either man sees the Queen of Hearts from a deck of playing…
Around the World in 80 Days (1956)

Around the World in 80 Days (1956)

[4] Around the World in 80 Days is a three-hour-long, episodic adventure that's high on spectacle and low on story or character. I wager it played better to a 1950s audience interested in seeing a cliche-ridden "It's a Small World"-like pastiche of…
Never So Few (1959)

Never So Few (1959)

[4] Frank Sinatra stars as a US army captain in charge of helping Kachin natives in WWII Burma defend themselves against the Japanese. Never So Few divides its attention between the gun battles in the jungle and Sinatra's makeout sessions with Italian…