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    Ocean’s Eleven (1960)

    You wouldn’t call it a gang. Just Danny Ocean and his 11 pals – the night they blew all the lights in Las Vegas!

    Sands casino Sinatra is his least appealing alter ego here. He is cocky, smug and vulgar as he consorts with his showbiz pals on stage and with some dubious individuals off it.

    Nevertheless, it’s compelling to watch Sinatra strut through this slick heist caper, which was offered to him by Clan confederate and presidential brother-in-law Peter Lawford, who also found roles for fellow Rat Packers Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr and Joey Bishop, as eleven wartime buddies plotting to hit five casinos during a New Year’s Eve blackout.

    It wasn’t hard work for Frank and his pals. They worked on the film for 25 days, dividing their time between set, casino, steam room and bar. “One-take Frank” showed up on set for nine of the days. He got $30,000 for the story, $200,000 for the nine days, and a third of the gross.

    Lewis Milestone, veteran of All Quiet On The Western Front (1930) but lately reduced to shooting for TV, was ostensibly the director but mostly threw up his hands and let the “talent” get on with it. The Chairman of the Board ran the show behind the scenes, and it’s tempting to think that his superficial depiction against the gaudy glamour of early 60s Las Vegas was disgruntled Milestone’s sly revenge.

    oceanselevenDanny Ocean
    Frank Sinatra
    Sam Harmon
    Dean Martin
    Josh Howard
    Sammy Davis Jr
    Jimmy Foster
    Peter Lawford
    Beatrice Ocean
    Angie Dickinson
    Anthony Bergdorf
    Richard Conte
    Duke Santos
    Cesar Romero
    Adele Ekstrom
    Patrice Wymore
    ‘Mushy’ O’Connors
    Joey Bishop
    Spyros Acebos
    Akim Tamiroff
    Roger Corneal
    Henry Silva
    Red Skelton
    Himself
    Jack Strager
    George Raft
    Mrs Restes
    Ilka Chase
    Vince Massler
    Buddy Lester
    George ‘Curly’ Steffans
    Richard Benedict
    Grace Bergdorf
    Jean Willes
    Peter Rheimer
    Norman Fell
    Louis Jackson
    Clem Harvey
    Mr Kelly
    Hank Henry
    Sheriff Wimmer
    Robert Foulk
    Sugarface
    Laura Cornell
    Timmy Bergdorf
    Ronnie Dapo
    Major Taylor
    Gaylord Pendleton
    Helen
    Joan Staley
    Freeman
    Gregory Gaye
    McCoy
    Don Barry
    Mr Cohen
    Charles Meredith
    De Wolfe
    Louis Quinn
    Delores
    Anne Neyland
    Parelli
    William Justine

    Director
    Lewis Milestone

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