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D. P Classic! & iconic song/tunes, incl 'BEWITCHED, BOTHERED, & BEWILDERED". I've known about this movie since it came out in '57 (1957). But I don't recall ever seeing any of it. Til now, on the tv set, 12/29/24. 67 years later. & WOW! GREAT CAST! Never wanted to see it before. The title sounded stupid. But it's good. Very famous when it cameout. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 12/30/24 Full Review Alain E I never expected to like this. I collect LPs and have 3-4 versions of the soundtrack. Never listened to it or watched the movie in 35 years. Big mistake. This is an excellent fairy tale for adults, with the constraints of the code that didn’t allow any nudity. Sinatra, Hayworth and Novak are all excellent, as well as the guy who plays the nightclub manager. And a cute little doggie. Very well photographed as well. If someone approaches this as a realistic representation of the nightclub or music business, they are watching the wrong movie. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 11/30/24 Full Review Alec B Like a lot of musical adaptations of the mid 20th century, the filmmakers attempted to completely rewrite the source material but ended up with something barely coherent. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/08/24 Full Review David F It was enjoyable for the musical numbers but the plot about a crooner who tries to open a nightclub in San Francisco wasn't that interesting. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 12/31/23 Full Review Sam K Marvelous Sinatra, great Rodgers and Hart songs The "Lady is a Tramp" scene with Rita Hayworth is iconic. Rita Hayworth and Kim Novack are gorgeous. Haworth got top billing, then Sinatra, then Novack - unsusual as Sinatra was a superstar. he said "I don't mind being in the middle of that sandwich". The movie is flawed by the tacky "dream sequence" and sanitized ending walking into the sunset, but still a must see. Enjoy! Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Audience Member I watched this movie, because I thought Frank Sinatra was great in Guys and Dolls, and I heard about it while reading a book on musicals. Unfortunately, the plot was very predictable, and Sinatra's attempt to play a slimeball musician was awkward at best. Both Kim Novak and Rita Hayworth were given one-note characters that would be better suited to a pulp fiction story than a movie. However, even with the bad material, Rita Hayworth shined above all the other characters. The music was good, but otherwise this is definitely a very blasé musical that is not true to its source material. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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