Sergeants 3 (1962)

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The 1939 adventure classic Gunga Din is transferred from British India to the American West, courtesy of Frank Sinatra's "Clan." Sinatra, Dean Martin and Peter Lawford play three cavalry officers, always ready for a brawl but willing to die for each other if need be. Sammy Davis Jr. a cavalry bugler… More The 1939 adventure classic Gunga Din is transferred from British India to the American West, courtesy of Frank Sinatra's "Clan." Sinatra, Dean Martin and Peter Lawford play three cavalry officers, always ready for a brawl but willing to die for each other if need be. Sammy Davis Jr. a cavalry bugler who has aspirations of being a combat soldier. The three officers and the bugler take on a Napoleonic Native American chief, who plans to unify all the tribes and kill every white man in sight. Davis does his "Gunga" bit by blowing his bugle and warning the approaching cavalry that they're riding into a trap. About all that isn't pilfered from Gunga Din is the death of the noble bugler; Davis survives being shot up by the Indians with little more than a flesh wound! Sergeants Three also stars another Sinatra crony, Joey Bishop, playing the role originally essayed in Gunga Din by Robert Coote. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: Unrated, 1 hr. 53 min.
Directed By: John Sturges
Genres: Western, Classics, Comedy

In Theaters: Feb 10, 1962 Wide
On DVD: May 13, 2008

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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
It's one of those questionable camaraderie pics where the actors seem to be having a better time than the viewers.

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Keith M

This is definitely the worst film of the Rat Pack movies. 4 for Texas is my favorite, but I don't understand why it is considered a Rat Pack film since Frank and Dean are the only ones in it. There is a lot wrong with this film. First starting with the script. It has these… More
This is definitely the worst film of the Rat Pack movies. 4 for Texas is my favorite, but I don't understand why it is considered a Rat Pack film since Frank and Dean are the only ones in it. There is a lot wrong with this film. First starting with the script. It has these characters all over the place and you never have the sense that these guys were army buddies. It hurts me to say this, but fucking Sinatra is phoning this one in from Hoboken it seems like. half the time he is just staring off into space and when he does have dialogue its like acting 101 coming out of his mouth. Nobody played drunk better than Dean Martin, and in this he is doing a really awful impression of himself. Sammy Davis Jr. as the idiot black guy just trying to be part of the team is just to silly. I kept waiting for him to just slip and call Sinatra "Massa". I can not stand Peter Lawford, never have. He is not a good actor. He has a swanky british accent, thats it. Sinatra never liked Lawford and the only reason he was ever able to get into this group was because he was Frank's in to get to become friends with JFK. Same thing with Ocean's 11, he just fucking bugs me. Just a real boring Western. When it comes to Frank and Dean I can usuaslly look past it, but this movie is just that bad. Why anyone thought Henry Silva could play an evil Indian is mind boggling.

Cast

            Frank Sinatra as First Sgt. Mike Merry

            Dean Martin as Sgt. Chip Deal

            Sammy Davis Jr. as Jonah Williams

            Peter Lawford as Sgt. Larry Barrett

            Joey Bishop as Sgt. Maj. Roger Boswell

            Henry Silva as Mountain Hawk

            Buddy Lester as Willie Sharpknife

            Phillip Crosby as Corporal Ellis

            Dennis Crosby as Private Page

            Lindsay Crosby as Pvt. Wills

            Hank Henry as Blacksmith

            Dick Simmons as Col. William Collingwood

            Michael Pate as Watanka

            Armand Alzamora as Caleb

            Richard Hale as White Eagle

            Mickey Finn as Morton

            Edward Little Sky as Ghost Dancer

            Rodd Redwing as Irregular

            Madge Blake as Mrs. Parent

            Dorothy Abbott as Mrs. Collingwood

            Wally Merrill as Telegrapher

            Mack Gray as Bartender

            Ruta Lee as Amelia Parent

            James Waters as Colonel's Aide

            Herny Silva
            
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