Sinatra in the Movies 2

January 19, 2021 #2005


We properly think of Frank Sinatra as a premier vocalist, but he also was a major movie star. He sang in those films, of course, but more and more took on dramatic roles. We feature songs he sang in five movies in the late 1940s;

MOVIES:

1946 Till the Clouds Roll By

1947 It Happened in Brooklyn

1948 The Miracle of the Bells

1949 The Kissing Bandit

1949 Take Me Out to the Ball Game

1949 On the Town


Playlist

Ol’ man river
Frank Sinatra
The Brooklyn Bridge
Frank Sinatra
I believe
Sinatra/Durante
Time after time
Frank Sinatra
It’s the same old dream
Frank Sinatra
Ever homeward
Frank Sinatra
What’s wrong with me
Sinatra/Grayson
If I steal a kiss
Frank Sinatra
Siesta
Frank Sinatra
Senorita
Sinatra/Grayson
Yes indeedy
Sinatra/Kelly
O’Brien to Ryan to Goldberg
Sinatra/Kelly/Munshin
The right girl for me
Frank Sinatra
It’s fate, baby, it’s fate
Sinatra/Garrett
Strictly U.S.A.
Frank Sinatra plus three
New York, New York
Sinatra/Kelly, Munshin
Come up to my place
Sinatra/Garrett
You’re awful
Sinatra/Garrett
On the town
Cast
Swingin’ down the lane
Bing Crosby