Benedito Dias Rodrigues Every single movie played by Sinatra has angry and a bitter taste,he never got to be the character he was yourself all times,slapping a kid who is (really?) love is awful,your music spoil the movie and he's a bad actor!!! The movie show itself when arguing with your brother and also his past friend Keenan Wynn...Capra was trapped by unbelievable plot...the kid was amazing who deserves a better father!!!Sinatra should played a gangster....a mob boss....this is your ground and style...

Zoooma I was in the mood for Frank and this was my pick. I have seen this before, twice through the years. It was one of the earliest classic films I saw and one that got me into watching movies from this era (and before) so I have a particular fondness for it. Ahh, Frank Capra, a legend, the man who brought us It's A Wonderful Life, turns in his second to last big screen directing job. Then there's the Frank I wanted to see -- Sinatra. He turns in a fine performance as a single dad looking to make it big in Miami so he can take care of his son instead of being the bum he is. Edward G. Robinson also stars, not exactly someone you'd picture as Sinatra's brother, but suspend belief for a moment and enjoy his work! Not the best Capra or Sinatra but it's fun, and has the Oscar winning best song for 1959 -- High Hopes. Definitely a worthwhile picture.--A Kat Pirate Screener

MartinHafer Before this movie even began, I marveled that any of the movie execs could have been crazy enough to cast Edward G. Robinson as Frank Sinatra's brother! They seemed as unlike as they could be. Perhaps with the big age difference between them Robinson (22 years) could have been cast as Sinatra's uncle or father...but his brother?! Plus, they looked nothing like brothers! Other than both being short, I can't see any reason for them to be cast together in the film other than they were available! Frank plays a widower who has a young son. He owns a hotel that is just inches away from bankruptcy and he lives a carefree lifestyle--chasing women and being rather irresponsible. The only real good thing in his life is the boy--a nice kid who idolizes him. When the money finally runs out, he contacts his brother (Robinson) who will bail him out financially IF he marries and settles down with a "nice" lady. In fact, Robinson has picked out a widow (Eleanor Parker) for him. But, Sinatra can't bring himself to marry a woman he doesn't love--plus he's smitten with a crazy bohemian (Carolyn Jones). So, if he doesn't marry, he won't get the money--he'll lose his business and perhaps his son as well, as Robinson wants to take the boy away from this less than wholesome atmosphere.Despite having the Oscar-winning song ("High Hopes") and some decent acting, it was hard to love this film. The reason is that despite trying to say that Sinatra loved his kid, he sure didn't act like it. He was just too selfish and too interested in having a good time--and it was darn hard to like the guy. His latest love interest (Jones) didn't like kids--and this didn't seem to bother him! What a cad! Instead, had they made him be a bit less selfish and more of a dreamer, it would have worked much better. As it was, he just seemed like a jerk who needed to grow up--fast. And unfortunately, the ending seemed very abrupt and impossible to believe--tying everything up too neatly and inexplicably. Too bad, as I really wanted to like the film.Overall, a glossy time-passer but unfortunately not much more as the film is hopelessly flawed.

handyoaka This movie is a classic case of how a good storyline (about a loser who can not or will not overcome his personal flaws) is ruined by an "everything will work out if you let it" ending.You get the feeling the producers did not feel the audience had the maturity to accept a less-than-pleasant finale'.This is disappointing, but not unusual. During the time period, "feel good" family movies were the rule rather than the exception. It was very rare to see a family film that didn't have some sort of sugary-sweet happy ending. It was that mentality the nearly ruined the Disney industry.You make sense of it!