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VHS : Meet Danny WilsonIn association with Amazon.comstarring: Frank Sinatra, Shelley Winters, Alex Nicol, Raymond Burr, Vaughn Taylor directed by: Joseph Pevney  List Price: $14.98 Price: $3.58 You Save: $11.40 (76%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 9786303129006 Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, HiFi Sound, NTSC ISBN: 6303129005 Label: Universal Studios Manufacturer: Universal Studios Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Universal Studios Release Date: January 01, 1998 Running Time: 88 minutes Studio: Universal Studios Theatrical Release Date: April 01, 1952 Sales Rank: 4229 Related Items:
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 Rating:  - Five Star FrankieWhy this fine film has been overlooked for more than fifty years is beyond me. Frank Sinatra's performance as the obnoxious little vocalist who comes good at the end is a standout and his songs remain evergreen. If ever a film needed to be looked at anew this is the one. Release it on DVD. Now! Rating: - This obscure but superb movie needs to be on DVDSometimes movie fans or critics want to revive the reputation of a "hidden gem" just for the sake of reviving it. You hope it's as good as they say, only to find it was forgotten for a reason. This is not the case with "Meet Danny Wilson." Sinatra made it when his career was at an all-time low so the public didn't give it a fair shot. It's like his last recordings for Columbia Records-- "Hello Young Lovers" and "Birth of the Blues" and "Why Try to Change Me Now." Great records, even ... Read More Rating:  - Pleased To Meet YouIf you are a real Sinatra buff, the song performances by Sinatra are what make this B-movie quality film worth watching. Rating: - Overlooked Sinatra classic - Give it 5 stars!!Shelley Winters has said that this movie began in chaos and ended in catastrophe. Sinatra at the time was divorcing his wife Nancy for filmland beauty Ava Gardner, and tensions on the set were palpable. Sinatra was distracted and angry, giving Miss Winters the brunt of his explosive temper; at one point she walked off the set and remained homebound for two days. None of this shows in the finished product, which was panned at the time of its release and thereafter mostly forgotten, even among Sinatra ... Read More Rating: - Frank Sinatra is impressive in dramatic musicalSaloon singer Danny Wilson (Frank Sinatra) is always getting into trouble due to his quick temper and has to rely on his friend and pianist Mike Ryan (Alex Nicol) to get him out of these many scrapes. Danny is sacked from various singing jobs and his career is going nowhere when he meets Joy Carroll (Shelley Winters). She introduces him to crooked club owner Nick Driscoll (Raymond Burr) who can see that Danny has star quality and potential. Unfortunately, Driscoll is a hoodlum and gangster and ties Danny ... Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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