In this Frank Capra comedy-drama, widower Tony Manetta (Frank Sinatra) is a small-time hotel owner with delusions of grandeur. He seeks help from his wealthy brother (Edward G Robinson) and his wife, who regard him as a worthless dreamer, who's too irresponsible to look after his young son. Instead of giving him a loan, they .. Read more
| Starring | Frank Sinatra, Edward G. Robinson, Eleanor Parker, Carolyn Jones |
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| Director | Frank Capra |
| Genres | Comedy |
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In this Frank Capra comedy-drama, widower Tony Manetta (Frank Sinatra) is a small-time hotel owner with delusions of grandeur. He seeks help from his wealthy brother (Edward G Robinson) and his wife, who regard him as a worthless dreamer, who's too irresponsible to look after his young son. Instead of giving him a loan, they travel to Florida to take the boy away from him. Then the couple comes up with another solution: finding Tony a suitable widow to wed. Their neat little plan runs into obstacles, however--like Tony's girlfriend. Besides, Tony has a dream of his own that he's willing to work towards... His far-fetched dreams are best voiced in the classic hit from this film, "High Hopes."
| Starring | Frank Sinatra, Edward G. Robinson, Eleanor Parker, Carolyn Jones, Thelma Ritter, Eddie Hodges, Keenan Wynn, Joi Lansing |
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| Director | Frank Capra |
| Studio | MGM ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 55 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Comedy |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 1959 To Rent: DVD: 05 Jul 2004 |
Capra's penultimate movie lacks the resonance of his '30s work, and is a fairly wilful attempt to make our hearts... read more on Time Out
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Good to watch
Interesting Movie!!! the relationship between a dad and son came out well..... all the antics of the father was worh watching.....
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sinatra and robinson
only saw this film once when I was a lad and seeing it again reminded me of how good Sinatra was and the great Edward G Robinson they worked well together ... read more »
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A very tired film indeed
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Not Sinatra at his best
He looks a bit uncomfortable playing oppoite a [fairly affected] child and it seems to me this part was clearly meant to be a nice Jewish boy gone a bit wild,- ... read more »
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