Some Came Running (MGM) (1958)

SCENES FROM MGM'S PRODUCTION OF JAMES JONES’ “SOME CAME RUNNING” Celebrating the boys’ (Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin) cleaning up in a poker game, Shirley MacLaine bursts into a corny version of **After You’ve Gone” in a scene from MGM’s ‘‘Some Came Running.”? The film version of the James Jones bestselling novel also stars Martha Hyer, Arthur Kennedy, Nancy Gates and Leora_Dana. It is in CinemaScope and Metrocolor. Still 1741-110 Some Came Running Mat 2-E Frank Sinatra, as a bitter young novelist who is disillusioned about his writing career, is given encouragement by school teacher Martha Hyer in MGM’s *‘Some Came Running.” Also starring in the CinemaScope and color film version of the James Jones best-seller are Dean Martin, Shirley MacLaine, Arthur Kennedy, Nancy Gates and Leora Dana. Still 1741-89 Frank Sinatra plays his second big role in a picture based ona James Jones novel in MGM?’s “Some Came Running,” film version of Jones’ recent bestseller. Previously, he won an Academy Award for his performance in Jones’ ‘‘From Here to Eternity.’’ In *“‘Some Came Running,” Sinatra heads a cast co-starring Dean Martin, Shirley MacLaine, Martha Hyer and Arthur Kennedy. Still FXS-23 Some Came Running Mat 1-C Some Came Running Mat 2-C Shirley MacLaine plays a girl from the wrong side of the tracks, who falls in love with Frank Sinatra in “‘Some Came Running,’? MGM film version of the best-selling novel by James Jones. Others in the allstar cast are Dean Martin, Martha Hyer, Arthur Kennedy and Nancy Gates. Still 1744-20 Some Came Running Mat 1-D FRANK SINATRA, DEAN MARTIN AND SHIRLEY MacLAINE HEAD IMPRESSIVE ALL-STAR CAST OF MGM'S “SOME CAME RUNNING” Martha Hyer, Arthur Kennedy, Nancy Gates and Leora Dana Also Have Big Roles in CinemaScope and Color Film Version of James Jones’ Best-Selling Novel With Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Shirley MacLaine, Martha Hyer, Arthur Kennedy and Nancy Gates heading a topflight cast, “Some Came Running,” the best-selling novel by James Jones, author of “From Here to Eternity,” has been brought to the screen by MGM as one of the year’s most dramatic motion pictures. Laid in a small mid-western town of America in the post-war era, the story begins with the return of Dave Hirsh to Parkman, Illinois, after his Army discharge and then depicts what happens to him, to two girls who fall under his spell, and to a varied assortment of other citizens and temporary residents of Parkman. Frank Sinatra, who won an Academy Award for his portrayal in “From Here to Eternity,” plays the new James Jones hero, a man with conflicting personality facets. Dave Hirsh is a writer who has had two novels published but whose lack of commercial success has discouraged him about finishing his third book. He is also a man who likes liquor, fights, gambling and girls. The two girls who come into his life in Parkman are of widely contrasting natures. Ginny (Shirley MacLaine) is a good-natured, illiterate girl of easygoing morals, who is wildly in love with Dave; Gwen (Martha Hyer) is an instructor at the local college, first drawn toward Dave because of her admiration for his writing, then finding herself against her will in a romantic involvement. Before he is in Parkman long, Dave also has become involved in other relationships. One is with the happy-golucky, itinerant gambler, Bama (Dean Martin), who becomes his close friend. A second is with Dave’s older brother, Frank (Arthur Kennedy), whom he dislikes, and with the latter’s wife, Agnes (Leora Dana) and daughter, Dawn (Betty Lou Keim). When Frank has an illicit affair with his secretary (Nancy Gates), the disillusioned Dawn is ready to run off with the first mar who comes along, but is checked by Dave. The plot interweaves episodes involving these people, rising to its climax when a jealous Gwen rejects Dave. The story then reaches a suspenseful denouement which ironically takes place amid the honky-tonk atmosphere of the town’s Centennial Festival. “Some Came Running” was filmed in CinemaScope and Metrocolor. It was produced by Sol C. Siegel and was directed by Vincente Minnelli from a screen play by John Patrick and Arthur Sheekman. Much of the action was filmed on location in Madison, Indiana, a typical American small town closely resembling that described in Jones’ book. BRIEF SUMMARY One of the year’s outstanding all-star casts is seen in “Some Came Running,” MGM film version in CinemaScope and Metrocolor of the controversial, bestselling novel by James Jones, author of “From Here to Eternity.” Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Shirley MacLaine head the list of big names, with the picture co-starring Martha Hyer, Arthur Kennedy and Nancy Gates, with Leora Dana. The story presents a cross-section of life in a typical American small town at the close of World War II, centering around a returned native son and his relationship with two widely contrasting girls. Filmed largely on location in Madison, Indiana, a town closely resembling that described in Jones’ novel, “Some Came Running” was produced by Sol C. Siegel. It was directed by Vincente Minnelli from a screen play by John Patrick and Arthur Sheekman. CAST Daveuhiirs lies. 228 eens Frank Sinatra BameeDillert <..o 2... --cstsccecnseeeee Dean Martin Ginny Moorhead .............. Shirley MacLaine GweneBrenelsc-c..--<s3-:s2c0cccnse -Martha Hyer Frankohinsn et 255s Arthur Kennedy EdithiwBarclayi2:72.2 === Nancy Gates Agnesititsh:. == Leora Dana Dawneilirshas = ae Betty Lou Keim Prof. Robert Haven French.......... Larry Gates Raymond Lanchak ............---------Steven Peck JanesBarclay:::— 2 Connie Gilchrist SMG irre see ee en casera Ned Wever A Sol C. Siegel Production. Directed by Vincente Minnelli. Screen Play by John Patrick and Arthur Sheekman. Based on the novel by James Jones. In CinemaScope and Metrocolor. Dean’s Hat Brings Him Luck, So He Keeps It On Dean Martin didn’t have to worry about keeping his curly, black hair neat during the shooting of MGM’s “Some Came Running,” film version of the James Jones best-selling novel, in which he co-stars with Frank Sinatra, Shirley MacLaine, Martha Hyer and Arthur Kennedy. Martin was required to wear a hat throughout the entire footage of the picture. He plays a gambling character who considers his hat to be his luck and even wears it in bed during a hospital sequence of the story. The only time he takes his hat off is in the picture’s final fadeout. “SOME CAME RUNNING” FILMED LARGELY ON LOCATION IN MADISON, INDIANA, TYPICAL AMERICAN SMALL TOWN Madison, Indiana, located seventythree miles from Cincinnati and 2,126 miles from Los Angeles, was the focal point of one of the most important films to come from Hollywood this year. It is “Some Came Running,” screen version of the controversial novel by James Jones. Its characters are interpreted by one of the most impressive casts assembled in a decade, with Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Shirley MacLaine, Martha Hyer and Arthur Kennedy in the key roles. Madison hosted this group of stellar personalities along with a crew of 70 location workers for scenes filmed in the community. It was selected because of its striking resemblance to Parkman, Illinois, the fictional town described by Jones in his novel. Landmarks of Madison, such as the local hotel, the bank, Hanover College and one of the larger residences were used for both exteriors and. interiors. The studio also took a lease on two vacant store buildings in the same business district, transforming one into the Frank Hirsh Jewelry Store and the other into Smitty’s Bar, both of which play an important part in the story. Sinatra, whose talents as a dramatic star were recognized by the Academy for his work in the first Jones novel, “From Here to Eternity,” has the top role in the film, that of Dave Hirsh, a returned World War II veteran, who goes back to his home town to be thrust into the environment and frustrations from which he escaped as a boy. Dean Martin, another singer successfully turned dramatic (“The Young Lions” and ‘Rio Bravo”), shares acting honors with Sinatra as Bama, lighthearted gambler, friend and protector of the returned G.I. Shirley MacLaine is the pathetic little waif befriended by Sinatra; Martha Hyer the college instructor who fights against her natural desire to love and be loved; Academy Award nominee Arthur Kennedy is Frank, hard-headed businessman brother of the vacillating Dave. Impressed by the strength of the characters and the emotional impact of the story, MGM _ purchased Jones’ novel from the galley proofs several months before it appeared on the book shelves of the country. Sol C. Siegel, Production Head of the studio, personally assumed the production reins, with John Patrick and Arthur Sheek THE ADDITIONAL SCENE AND PLAYER MATS, SHOWN IN THE COMPLETE CAMPAIGN MAT ON ANOTHER PAGE, MAY BE ORDERED SINGLY. man, ace script writers, given the assignment of whipping Jones’ original 1,260-page book into a fast moving screen play. The director is Vincente Minnelli, whose Hollywood hit score is one of the highest in the industry, with “Gigi” and “The Reluctant Debutante” breaking records formerly established by such other Minnelli achievements as “An American in Paris,’s“Tea and Sympathy” and “Lust for Life.” LONGEST BOOM SHOT The longest boom shot in recent motion picture history was taken by MGM Cinematographer William Daniels for a scene filmed on location in Madison, Indiana, for “Some Came Running,” screen version of the James Jones best-selling novel. Encompassing a segment of two states, Kentucky and Indiana, and separated by the Ohio River, Director Vincente Minnelli set up a long shot covering three miles of the Ohio River and following a bus going from Kentucky to Indiana, with Frank Sinatra and Shirley MacLaine as passengers. Sinatra, Miss MacLaine, Dean Martin, Martha Hyer, Arthur Kennedy, Leora Dana and Nancy Gates head the all-star cast of “Some Came Running,” produced by Sol C. Siegel. Shirley Can Do Without Hamburgers for Awhile For a scene with Frank Sinatra in MGM’s “Some Came Running,” Shirley MacLaine was required to eat a hamburger. After two rehearsals and three false “takes,” Shirley had consumed a good part of five hamburgers. On the fourth take, she played the scene through, finishing her sixth hamburger. “All right, lunch everybody,” called out Director Vincente Minnelli. “Thanks, Mr. Minnelli,” said Shirley, “T’ll have bicarbonate of soda!” Martha Teacher After All Martha Hyer, who plays a schoolteacher in MGM’s “Some Came Running,” studied to be a schoolteacher at Northwestern University, but gave it up when she won a beauty contest and tried her luck in Hollywood. nn ca ee