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Frank Sinatra on the big screen : the singer as actor and filmmaker / James L. Neibaur and Gary Schneeberger.
LIBRA PN2287.S39 N45 2022
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Neibaur, James L., 1958- author.
- Schneeberger, Gary, 1965- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Actors--United States.
- Actors.
- Singers--United States.
- Singers.
- Motion pictures--United States--History--20th century.
- Motion pictures.
- Sinatra, Frank, 1915-1998--Criticism and interpretation.
- Sinatra, Frank.
- Sinatra, Frank, 1915-1998.
- United States.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 256 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2022]
- Summary:
- "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"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: 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)
- Nor 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9781476684505
- 1476684502
- OCLC:
- 1260664017
- Publisher Number:
- 99991064706
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