Synopsis
A former novelist returns to his small Midwest town after serving in the Army during WWII, to the chagrin of his social-climbing brother, and becomes close with an easy-going professional gambler and torn between two very different women.
Ratings
IMDb7.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes78%
Metacritic68/100
148 audience votes
Key crew
- Vincente MinnelliDirector
- Arthur SheekmanScreenplay
- John PatrickScreenplay
- Elmer BernsteinOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Frank SinatraDave Hirsh
- Dean MartinBama Dillert
- Shirley MacLaineGinnie Moorehead
- Martha HyerGwen French
- Arthur KennedyFrank Hirsh
- Nancy GatesEdith Barclay
- Leora DanaAgnes Hirsh
- Betty Lou KeimDawn Hirsh
- Larry GatesProfessor Robert Haven French
- Steve PeckRaymond Lanchak
- Connie GilchristJane Barclay
- Ned WeverSmitty
Stills
Themes
small townindiana, usacarnivalteacherwriterveteran