Meet Danny Wilson
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Some observers have suggested that Meet Danny Wilson could just as well have been titled Meet Frank Sinatra. A star vehicle if ever there was one, the film casts Sinatra as Danny, a would-be singer, playing cheap saloons while waiting for the Big Break. Danny and his buddy Mike Ryan (Alex Nicol)… More Some observers have suggested that Meet Danny Wilson could just as well have been titled Meet Frank Sinatra. A star vehicle if ever there was one, the film casts Sinatra as Danny, a would-be singer, playing cheap saloons while waiting for the Big Break. Danny and his buddy Mike Ryan (Alex Nicol) find the going rough until they're befriended by nightclub chirp Joy Carroll (Shelley Winters), who gets them a job in a nightspot run by crooked Nick Driscoll (Raymond Burr). Danny scores a hit, whereupon Driscoll demands 50% of his salary in perpetuity, leading to a violent climactic confrontation. Meanwhile, Danny romantically pursues Joy, who seems more interested in Mike. Meet Danny Wilson proves beyond doubt that Frank Sinatra was capable of delivering a solid dramatic performance long before his "breakthrough" role in From Here to Eternity. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Joseph Pevney
- Written By
- Don McGuire
- Genres
- Musical & Performing Arts, Drama
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Apr 1, 1952 Wide
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Cast
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Frank Sinatra
as Danny Wilson
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Shelley Winters
as Joy Carroll
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Raymond Burr
as Nick Driscoll
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Tommy Farrell
as Tommy Wells
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Vaughan Taylor
as T.W. Hatcher
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John Day
as Gus
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George Eldredge
as Lt. Kelly
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Pat Flaherty
as Mother Murphy
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John Indrisano
as Truck driver
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Barbara Knudson
as Marie
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Jack Kruschen
as Heckler
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Donald MacBride
as Sergeant
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Tony Curtis
as Man in Nightclub
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Alex Nicol
as Mike Ryan
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Tom Dugan
as Turnkey
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Carl Sklover
as Cab Driver
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Danny Welton
as Joey Thompson
