Some Came Running

Some Came Running

137 mins | Drama, Romance | Dec. 25, 1958

Hard-drinking novelist Dave Hirsh returns home after being gone for years. His brother wants Dave to settle down and introduces him to English teacher Gwen French. Moody Dave resents his brother and spends his days hanging out with Bama Dillert, a professional gambler who parties late into the night. Torn between the admiring Gwen and Ginny Moorehead, an easy woman who loves him, Dave grows increasingly angry.

Some Came Running

137 mins | Drama, Romance | Dec. 25, 1958

Some Came Running
Hard-drinking novelist Dave Hirsh returns home after being gone for years. His brother wants Dave to settle down and introduces him to English teacher Gwen French. Moody Dave resents his brother and spends his days hanging out with Bama Dillert, a professional gambler who parties late into the night. Torn between the admiring Gwen and Ginny Moorehead, an easy woman who loves him, Dave grows increasingly angry.
IMDb rating 7.2
Producers Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Original title Some Came Running
Directors William McGarry, Vincente Minnelli
Writers John Patrick, James Jones, Arthur Sheekman

Cast

Frank Sinatra

as Dave Hirsh

Dean Martin

as Bama Dillert

Shirley MacLaine

as Ginnie Moorehead

Martha Hyer

as Gwen French

Arthur Kennedy

as Frank Hirsh

Nancy Gates

as Edith Barclay

Leora Dana

as Agnes Hirsh

Betty Lou Keim

as Dawn Hirsh

Larry Gates

as Professor Robert Haven French

Steve Peck

as Raymond Lanchak

Connie Gilchrist

as Jane Barclay

Ned Wever

as Smitty

George Cisar

as Hubie Nelson (uncredited)

Chuck Courtney

as Parkman Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

Roy Engel

as Sheriff (uncredited)

Franklyn Farnum

as Passerby Outside Bar (uncredited)

Joe Gray

as Minor Role (uncredited)

Don Haggerty

as Ted Harperspoon (uncredited)

Len Lesser

as Indianapolis Poker Player (uncredited)

Denny Miller

as Dewey Cole (uncredited)

Frank Mitchell

as Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)

Marion Ross

as Sister Mary Joseph (uncredited)

George E. Stone

as Slim (uncredited)

Carmen Phillips

as Rosalie (Bama's Girl) (uncredited)

Sheryl Deauville

as Julia (uncredited)