An impractical widower tries to hang onto his miami hotel and his 12year. High hopes was a big hit at the time the movie was released, on the radio all the time, so i knew the song years before i saw the movie too young to go to the theater alone at the time. On june 10, 1959, just prior to the release of a hole in the head, capra appeared as the honoree on ralph edwards popular television biography program this is your life. A hole in the head 99 movie clip high hopes 1959 hd. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of the best movies ever made only at tcm. Allmovie allocine box office mojo csfd filmaffinity internet movie database. I was also interested in carolyn jones beatnik character with her blue nail polish, bongos and free spirit. A hole in the head 1959 is a deluxe color comedy film, in cinemascope, directed by frank capra, featuring frank sinatra, edward g. Watch a hole in the head 1959 full movie free online. Capras second to last film, made in 1959, and set in miami beach, shows. A hole in the head is based on a broadway play that ran for 156 performances during the 1956 season by arnold schulman.
Cast and crew credits for a hole in the head, 1959, directed by arthur s. Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world. Yesterday was never so few with sinatra, and were jumping back to the film he did before that one. So popular and enduring has it proved that a full musical version was done on broadway in 19681969 that starred steve lawrence and eydie gorme in the parts done here by frank sinatra and eleanor parker. Robinson, eleanor parker, keenan wynn, carolyn jones, thelma ritter, dub taylor, ruby dandridge, eddie hodges, and joi lansing, and released by united artists. Widower tony is trying to keep a small miami hotel afloat while raising a 12yearold son. A hole in the head 19 movie clip ally worries about his dad. Based on arnold schulmans broadway play of the same name, this comedy finds widower tony manetta frank sinatra struggling to own and operate a miami hotel.
Hes forced to ask his harried brother mario for help, but hell only bail tony out if he quits his bohemian lifestyle and marries a sensible woman. Movie details for a hole in the head 1959 a hole in the head 1959 country. The story of the problems of a footloose widower and his 12yearold son, a nearbankrupt miami beach hotel, a bongoplaying showgirl and a matchmaking sister in law. A hole in the head 1959 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. A hole in the head 1959 movies, tv, celebs, and more. A hole in the head 69 movie clip how am i gonna help the kid. A hole in the head the 1959 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. Robinson, eleanor parker, carolyn jones, thelma ritter, keenan wynn, joi lansing, connie. Dad tony frank sinatra and son ally eddie hodges with jimmy van heusen and sammy cahns academy awardwinning novelty hit song, a version of which became a theme for the sinatrabacked kennedy presidential campaign, in director frank capras comeback, a hole in the head, 1959.
Tony may be desperate, but hed have to have a hole in the head to agree to marios terms wouldnt he. A hole in the head, movie, 1959 pictures provided by. A hole in the head has many of the elements that one associates with frank capra a belief in the innate goodness of people, a fondness for strong willed dreamers, a concern with the manner in which making a living keeps people from living a living but it lacks the spark associated with the masters better efforts. This movie has been premiered in australian hd theatres in 1959 movies 1959. Smith goes to washington 1939 or its a wonderful life 1946, but its a fine film. For each movie you guess, i will give a hint that connects your guess with the movie i have in mind. The great frank capra was well past his glory days when he filmed frank sinatra as a hotel owner trying every trick in the book to stay in business the setting is miami s south beach district, and sinatras hotel is the cardozo hotel, 0 ocean drive at 14th street, south beach, miami, an art deco gem restored in the eighties. Watch a hole in the head online stream full movie directv.
Frank sinatra made his best films in the 50s, and there were so many of them that i think a hole in the head sometimes gets lost in the shuffle. All my tomorrows 1959 sheet music from movie a hole in. The story of the problems of a footloose widower and his 12yearold son, a nearbankrupt miami beach hotel, a bongoplaying showgirl and a matchmaking sisterinlaw. Read the full synopsis of a hole in the head, 1959, directed by frank capra, with frank sinatra, edward g. Featuring frank sinatra, eddie hodges, thelma ritter, edward g. In this comedydrama, tony frank sinatra is a smalltime hotel owner with delusions of grandeur. Aug 21, 2009 but in the 1950s, his career declined and he made only three movie before retiring in 1961.
A hole in the head 39 movie clip tonys a kiwi 1959 hd duration. A hole in the head 1959 might not live up to frank capras earlier classics like mr. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of the best movies. The song high hopes won the academy award for best song. Cast a hole in the head 1959 frank sinatra filmography. A hole in the head 1959 a hole in the head 1959 rated. This is film is a rare commodity as a hollywood product a wonderful little film. An impractical widower tries to hang onto his miami hotel and his 12yearold son. For earlier years the total box office is sometimes assigned to the release year of a movie, while the box office amount could have been earned during two or even more years. A hole in the head 1959 widower tony is trying to keep a small miami hotel afloat while raising a 12yearold son.
Here you will find unforgettable moments, scenes and lines from all your favorite films. A hole in the head is a 1959 english film stars frank sinatra, frank capra, frank capra, nelson riddle, william h. A hole in the head 2005 based on arnold schulmans broadway play of the same name, this comedy finds widower tony manetta frank sinatra struggling to own and operate a miami hotel. I had a little boy who was 11 years old at the time and our relationship was in a number of ways comparable to that of the fatherson in a hole in the head. Capras penultimate movie lacks the resonance of his 30s work, and is a fairly wilful attempt to make our hearts heave.
A known playboy with a weakness for pretty young girls, tony manetta is an inept business man whose attempts to run and profit from his miami hotel are repeatedly unsuccessful. A pair of franks make an agreeable meal in a hole in the head, the movie that brought together messrs. Financial analysis of a hole in the head 1959 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. The story deals with a single father struggling to keep his miami hotel business afloat while dreaming of bigger, better things.
In hole, its almost as if capra didnt really believe in the screenplay. See what the critics had to say and watch the trailer. The movieclips channel is the largest collection of licensed movie clips on the web. Some edge wear, wrinkling and scuffing throughout, creasing down left section and in corners, staining along borders, pinholes in corner sections, tears on all borders with some missing paper and some tape. Click the button below to add the a hole in the head 1959 dvd to your wish list. According to capras autobiography, problems on the set occurred because he found that sinatras acting suffered. Browse memorable film quotes from a hole in the head 1959 p1 at classic movie hub cmh. Robinson, eleanor parker, frank sinatra comedy condition. Sinatra stars as a struggling hotel owner in florida a single father trying to keep his head above water while holding on to his kid and dealing with a batshit crazy swinging surfer. Capras second to last film, made in 1959, and set in miami beach, shows widower swinger single pop sinatra trying to stay financially afloat. We only have detailed box office data from 1977 onwards. Find movie and film cast and crew information for a hole in the head 1959 frank capra on allmovie.
Robinson, eleanor parker, at turner classic movies. A hole in the head 79 movie clip tony loses the race and the deal 1959 hd. Gallery of 11 movie poster and cover images for a hole in the head 1959. Daniels, frank sinatra, william hornbeck, eddie imazu, edith head, helene parrish, bernard ponedel, joe cooke, arnold schulman, fred lau, edward g. A hole in the head 1959 movie posters cinematerial. A hole in the head is a film directed by frank capra with frank sinatra, eddie hodges, edward g. Get a hole in the head dvd and bluray release date, trailer and movie stats. A hole in the head 1959 vintage original movie poster u. The most wonderful entertainment in the whole wide wonderful world an impractical widower tries to hang onto his miami hotel and his 12yearold son. Watch a hole in the head starring frank sinatra in this drama on directv. A hole in the head has been ranked 932 times, wins 32. That musical number of high hopes is so strangely inserted in this movie. A hole in the head 19 movie clip ally worries about his dad 1959 hd.
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