Here is a list of Frank Sinatra's Top 10 Movies as compiled by a Sinatra buff. You agree?
1. From Here to Eternity DVD/VHS Burt Lancaster "Frank Sinatra's best movie and one of his best performances for which he won an Academy Award."
2. The Manchurian Candidate DVD ~ Frank Sinatra "Frank displays paranoia and fear while trying to find why Laurence Harvey is so strange in this excellent conspiracy thriller which he had pulled from theaters after Kennedy was killed."
3. On the Town DVD ~ Frank Sinatra "One of the great musicals of the 40s Frank gets to show off his famous vocals in this light romp."
4. Man With Golden Arm [VHS] VHS Frank Sinatra "Frank Sinatra gives his best and most gritty performance in Otto Preminger's portrait of a man plauged by heroin addiction."
5. Pal Joey DVD ~ Rita Hayworth "Another chance for Frank to show off his pipes while trying to choose between Rita Hayworth and Kim Novak in this great 50s musical."
6. High Society DVD/VHS Bing Crosby "In this musical remake of THE PHILADELPHIA STORY Frank tries to woo Grace Kelly and he sings while he does it in yet another great musical."
7. Some Came Running DVD/VHS -Frank Sinatra "Frank gives his most subtle and most gentle performance as man returning to his hometown and finding nothing but problems."
8. Suddenly DVD ~ Frank Sinatra "Frank is at his most menacing as a hired assassin who is sent to kill the president. After Kennedy's death Frank hated this movie."
9. Ocean's 11 DVD/VHS Frank Sinatra "Frank is with the rest of the rat pack and trying to pull off a big heist in the most famous of 'The Rat Pack' movies."
10. Anchors Aweigh (Snap Case) DVD ~ Frank Sinatra "This movie really belongs to Gene Kelly (and Jerry the Mouse) but it's notable for seeing a very young Frank Sinatra"
Very good list. Missing is another big fan favorite...The Joker Is Wild. This is the story of singer/comedian Joe E. Lewis. It includes the song "All The Way" that won the Best Original Song "Oscar." Your list? The best? The worst?
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