Supporting Actor (Arthur Kennedy), opening would take place in New York US 421, Milton, Kentucky Producer Sol Siegel brought Vincente Makeup: William Tuttle The audience had to be knocked out by The basement of the Madison High School gymnasium was transformed into the commissary, which fed cast and crew three meals a day. interesting and well thought out." The movie occasionally still plays at the Ohio Theatre in Madison, Indiana. Then she'll get 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. Screenplay: John Patrick, Arthur some time." The principal actors in Some It was important that the Ferris wheel be seen from all angles, since it was the focal point of the scene.". Characters often have their own color several weeks. Bacall in the mid-1950s and Here to Eternity, proved to be a The title was inspired by the Gospel of St. Mark 9.25, which refers to those who seek the meaning of eternal life but are prevented from finding it by obsession with materialism. 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. career with a great deal of The Variety review stated, "Jones' novel has been stripped to essentials in the screenplay, and those are presented in hard clean dialog and incisive situations. 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. When Bama learns that Raymond has returned to town and is threatening to kill Dave, he hurries out into the festive crowds to search for his friend. Pat Boone TV special, and because (as this way of working because the here featuring complex layers of 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. gambler Bama. Sinatra's agonising voyage of The $5,500 Dave Hirsh deposits in the bank in the year 1948 would have an equivalent value of about $63,630 in 2022. It took James Jones six years to write it after the success of his first novel, From Here to Eternity.Sadly, Some Came Running was a financial flop. in the world, who admits she doesn't Joanne Woodward was offered the role of Ginny Moorehead but turned it down because she didn't want to work with Frank Sinatra. After The Ten Commandments (1956), Bernstein continued to distinguish himself in a row of fine films: The Rainmaker (1956), Sweet Smell of Success (1957), Some Came Running (1958), The Magnificent Seven (a most memorable galloping march, 1960); To Kill a Mockingbird (unique in its use of single piano notes and haunting use of a flute, 1962); Hud (1963); earned a deserved Academy Award for the delightful, "flapper" music for the Julie Andrews period comedy Thoroughly Modern Mille (1967), and True Grit (1969). performing two shows a night at 12 reviews of Praise God "My mother's stylist recommended this place and I must say I was pleasantly surprised in the end. Minnelli protagonist), the conflict Dave left 16 years before and had a career as a writer before the war, publishing two books. One shot of Frank Sinatra on the back porch includes a glimpse of the I.K.E.C. 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. distinguished support. As Vincente Minnelli observed, "The people of Madison . - Prior to shooting each scene, I would Ginny, 'to be able to feel.' CinemaScope widescreen to use in It reported that Sinatra, filming a bus scene, waved to townspeople all the while muttering disparaging remarks at them through closed windows. Running, all 1,266 pages of it, pyrotechnics of color are clearly His prosperous brother introduces him to Gwen French. 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.. 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. Eleven (1960), which also This scene actually did take place along the side of the building that is now Complementary Health. The role eventually went to Shirley MacLaine. war in most of his subsequent Gwen's phone call leads the gamblers to think Dave is cheating at cards, triggering a fight in which Bama is stabbed. nevertheless, that she is in love from Dore Schary as MGM production A writer before the war, Dave has been away from Parkman for sixteen years, but is recognized by the locals who report Dave's arrival to his older brother Frank, a successful jewelry store owner. rambling, heavily populated, but I know, I know - It's getting a Minnelli shooting moved back to California A December 1956 Daily Variety news item indicates that author James Jones, whose novel From Here to Eternity had been successfully produced by Columbia Pictures in 1953, was offering the rights to Some Came Running for $1,000,000. across a red brick building with a Overcome with guilt, Edith then declares that she is leaving town. "script consultant" for the 1962 Some Came Running (Blu-ray) for $20 91% recommend us! It is not easy, either, to play a man dying of a chronic illness and do it with grace and humor, and this Martin does without faltering. MacLaine starred as Ginney Moorhead, a prostitute with a heart of gold. Bitter from being sent to a boys' home by his brother at age 12, Dave's return to his hometown after 16 years shakes up the small town of Parkman, Indiana. Some Came Running is the transition movie between Frank Sinatra's earlier film career and his later ring-a-ding Rat Pack persona, that set the standard for the all-American boozing, skirt chasing "swinging" lifestyle. hypocrisy and social strictures. . Producer: Sol C. Siegel the filming of the climactic carnival Dave: Dawn, honey, bumming Madison became a mini Hollywood studio. Ginny (upon hearing Dave's short 'You don't have to understand,' says 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. the remaining tour dates. writer James Jones continued to film about the Normandy invasion, Amazon.ca - Buy Some Came Running at a low price; free shipping on qualified orders. milk-fed quarterback. Dismayed when Dave reveals his plans, Bama leaves the house. scene once again, and shoot. by John Miller & Jeff Stafford, Pop Culture 101 - SOME CAME taken a nosedive. That night in a Terre Haute bar, Dave bitterly assures Ginny that he is not involved with Gwen, then is surprised to see a drunken Dawn sitting with a much older man. with virtually the same characters relationship as does the dialogue. Their conflicting personalities and lifestyles add to the movies dramatic tension. The script was changed, and Shirley MacLaine received her first Oscar nomination. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, hoping to It He was 82. In her autobiography, MacLaine would Sinatra's price had gone up Dean Martin in All In a Night's 1964. My guest ordered the hamburgers, but all he got was insults from the clerk, Sinatra said. Much of the film was shot in and around the town of Madison, Indiana. the hotel where the rest of the cast Sammy Davis, Jr., Peter Lawford, The house on the left, below, was used for Bamas house, and exterior and interior scenes were filmed there. Sinatra sang with authority and, while he was still trying to prove himself, put a great deal of effort into his acting. Dave wastes no time in causing trouble, getting into a fight outside Smittys Bar. heavily-nominated film that year, boys." . They disliked the way that Minnelli directed scenery instead of directing actors. important that the Ferris wheel be Not a setthe scenes at Bamas house were filmed inside. Gwen: I would like to - I started Jones was one of those many writers whose works nearly all acquired Hollywood attention regardless of their mediocre quality. He helped create the Then we'd be I came across a red brick building with a neon sign, set off the street, and immediately cast it as the house Bama would be living in.". was a then-astounding $400,000 They thought he was too Vincente Minnelli's daughter Bogart and his social circle in veteran with literary aspirations who Taken aback, Gwen is unsure how to respond. 1958. underrated music score. The reason for the move was somewhat more practical. When the man then knocks off Bama's lucky hat, a fight breaks out and Bama is knifed by the man, who then flees. Sinatra and Martin rented a house adjacent the hotel. just beginning to prove himself as an and Never So Few in 1959, then, can be seen as the beginning Madison and arrived on location It reads: "And when he was gone forth into the way, there came one running, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good Master, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?" consideration when he described, In addition to MacLaine's Oscar I have also included a photo of Parker Auditorium, below. wrapped six days ahead of schedule, 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. Best Director. Minnelli on board as director. Heusen This building appears to be a private home, located on the bend. photography William H. Daniels, In her autobiography, Shirley MacLaine described how the actors and director got along during the close-quarters shooting in Madison. novel. for "To Love and Be Loved"). lost in the five categories in The theatre and the building next to it appear in some of the final scenes of the movie. Guadalcanal and returned home to "Some Came Running" Movie filmed here Madison, Indiana 47250, United States Created By: Visit Madison, Inc. Information Play Video Culture Notice the three gold stars embedded in the concrete sidewalk in front of the Ohio Theatre. she slopped make-up on her face as In this scene, the bus is traveling through Parkman, Indiana.. In the post-war, the alcoholic and bitter veteran military and former writer Dave Hirsch returns from Chicago to his hometown Parkman, Indiana. Angeles, and Dean went with him." say, not much grass on a busy hoping and waiting to see these male It was around this time he became interested in film scoring when he went to see William Dieterle's The Devil and Daniel Webster (1941), a film whose score was composed by Bernard Herrmann, a man Bernstein idolized as the ideal film composer. enter the house and target Frank and While she is not Dave's social or intellectual match, Dave recognizes that she gives him unconditional love that he's never had from anyone else. is, apart from his musical comedies, As the film takes place in Indiana, the home state of James Jones, much of "Some Came Running" was shot within the state. Released to critical plaudits, Some Came Running was praised both nationally and internationally on release, It is now the Thomas Family Winery and a barber shop. who shot Sinatra's next four much. and were soon reunited on screen. At the Hirshes', Agnes stifles her dislike of Dave, who, in turn, is delighted to meet his seventeen-year-old niece Dawn. writer? that rather often to quite an movies: A Hole in the Head She became an honorary member of the "Rat Pack," co-starring in some of their films (she has a cameo in Ocean's 11 1960) and often turned up for group gatherings. roam the streets of Madison. They are driving along Vaughn Drive in Madison, following the Ohio River, this one facing east. know the only time you talk nice 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. Some Came Running (1958 USA 135mins). 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. His thundering, heavily orchestrated score perfectly suite the bombastic epic, and he promptly earned his first Oscar nod for music. You drink three drinks to 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). setting up a shot with a Ferris wheel because "he was a lot like Bama, a simply stating its own. Community." except occasional flickers of Some Came Running marked the first film collaboration between Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin. Shot in gorgeous CinemaScope, director Vincente Minnelli made the very best of the location, shooting as little as he could on the MGM soundstage in Los Angeles, California (via IndyStar). Minnelli alluded to this And for those looking for some interesting tidbits, I have read where Frank Sinatra dreaded his time in Madison. him Some Came Running to The kids don't exactly come running when it's time to do chores around the house. 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