Tony Rome

Released Nov 10, 1967

1 hr. 50 min.

Crime

Drama

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63%

8 Reviews

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58%

1,000+ Ratings

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Ex-cop-turned-private eye Tony Rome (Frank Sinatra) needs work, so when his former partner shows up with a seemingly easy job tracking down a spoiled heiress (Sue Lyon), Tony jumps on the case. He finds the woman quickly, but when her father (Simon Oakland) discovers that her jewelry has gone missing, he hires Tony to find the thieves. Tony's investigation angers the wrong people, and when his partner ends up dead, he discovers there may be more to this case than some missing jewelry.

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Ashley H

Tony Rome is an okay film. It is about a Miami P.I. who is hired by a millionaire to find jewelry stolen from his daughter. Frank Sinatra and Jill St. John give decent performances. The screenplay is a little slow in places. Gordon Douglas did an alright job directing this movie. I liked this motion picture because of the drama and mystery.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/04/24

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delysid d

i was pretty confused by this, pretty stale

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

12/17/21

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Tony Rome (Frank Sinatra) is an ex-cop turned private investigator who lives on a powerboat in Miami called "The Straight Pass". This a reference to the fact that Tony also has a gambling problem. He is asked by his former partner, Ralph Turpin (Robert J. Wilke), to take home a young woman who had been left unconscious in a hotel room. The woman, Diana Pines (Sue Lyon), is the daughter of rich construction magnate Rudolph Kosterman (Simon Oakland), who subsequently hires Rome to find out why his daughter is acting so irrationally. After regaining consciousness, Diana discovers that a diamond pin that she had been wearing the night before has gone missing. Diana and her stepmother Rita (Gena Rowlands) hire Rome to find the lost pin. Rome is chloroformed and beaten by a pair of thugs, and Turpin is found murdered in Rome's office. Lt. Dave Santini (Richard Conte) of the Miami police investigates the crime scene and demands information from Rome, who is an old friend. Rome gets help from a seductive divorcee, Ann Archer (Jill St. John). An attempt is made on Kosterman's life, and a jeweler is found murdered... "Tony Rome" was met with mixed reviews upon release. Many film critics felt that he was paying homage to his late friend Humphrey Bogart since he was part of the original "Rat Pack" and had dated (and nearly married) Bogart's widow Lauren Bacall. However, Sinatra created his own version of the private detective, making him a more jaunty and less dour incarnation than Bogart's famous characterizations. Roger Ebert gave the film 3 out of 4 stars. "Tony Rome" is the first Frank Sinatra/Tony Rome film, which is average in my opinion. Wishy washy storyline, wobbly acting, wobbly editing and a Sinatra on halfspeed. I did like the title song by Nancy Sinatra and it´s always a pleasure to see the lovely Jill St John. Trivia: The character Tony Rome appeared in three novels by Marvin H. Albert in the early 1960s: "Miami Mayhem" (filmed as Tony Rome (1967), "Lady in Cement" and "My Kind of Game".

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/21/23

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Tom M

Sinatra is great as a wise-cracking cop turned PI. Good story ... a bit of noire. Only criticism would be that there were too many characters (who looked alike) which made it difficult to follow at times. Beautiful, rich Jill St. John drifts through the movie complaining about not being able to get lucky (rather unbelievable). Sinatra's one liners make this a fun movie though.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

04/02/20

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jim b

Pure trash. Worse than The Detective. The only good thing about this is the scene with the older woman asking about her pussycat - worth a good minute or so of a laugh. Oh and Jill St. John's hot, was. Big surprise. Supposedly if you liked '60s culture you'd like this movie, one review I saw said; WRONG. Pure utter trash. Don't waste your time. The theme song by Nancy, and the pussycat scene were the only good things about this trash.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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lucky l

I liked it. It's a great throwback to the 60s and Frank Sinatra. Thumbs up!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Gordon Douglas

Director

Frank Sinatra

Tony Rome

Jill St. John

Ann Archer

Richard Conte

Lt. Dave Santini

Sue Lyon

Diana Pines

Gena Rowlands

Rita Kosterman

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Chuck Bowen

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The political resonance of Frank Sinatra's sleepwalking is unsubtly reactionary.

Sep 9, 2016

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Sinatra turns in a nice, low-key performance.

Rated: 3/4

Oct 23, 2004

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Nicholas Bell

IONCINEMA.com

The supporting cast is perhaps more impressive here, most notably a young Gena Rowlands as a trophy wife with a few secrets.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 30, 2020

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

Shady personas abound, with supererogatory roles introduced nearly every 10 minutes, some of whom are so peculiar they appear humorous rather than severe.

Rated: 6/10

Aug 27, 2020

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Matt Brunson

Creative Loafing

Tony Rome features the sort of winding plotline and tough-guy characterizations familiar to fans of '40s film noir, those down-and-dirty classics that usually found someone like Humphrey Bogart smacking around someone like Elisha Cook Jr.

Rated: 3/4

Sep 17, 2016

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Emanuel Levy

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Rated: 3/5

Aug 18, 2005

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Synopsis

Ex-cop-turned-private eye Tony Rome (Frank Sinatra) needs work, so when his former partner shows up with a seemingly easy job tracking down a spoiled heiress (Sue Lyon), Tony jumps on the case. He finds the woman quickly, but when her father (Simon Oakland) discovers that her jewelry has gone missing, he hires Tony to find the thieves. Tony's investigation angers the wrong people, and when his partner ends up dead, he discovers there may be more to this case than some missing jewelry.

Director: Gordon Douglas
Production Co: Arcola Pictures
Genre: Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 10, 1967, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 1, 2011

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