Minnelli's 1958 "Some Came Running" is a memorable view of small town narrow mindedness and hypocrisy, Midwestern style circa 1950. It also is an imcomparable dramatization of post-WWii veteran alienation. The film is enriched by the great performances by Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Shirley MacLaine, Arthur Kennedy and Martha Hyer, most especially Dean Martin if the dated macho charm of his "Bama" can be tolerated) and by the splendid camera work. However, it is diminished by an overly melodramatic wrapup.
A fine complement to Fred Zinnemann's more celebrated 1953 adaptation of James Jones' "From Here to Eternity."
A fine complement to Fred Zinnemann's more celebrated 1953 adaptation of James Jones' "From Here to Eternity."