MUSICALS - ROBIN AND THE SEVEN HOODS(1964)
Frank, Dean and Sammy are together in this one,
along with Bing Crosby! A good start for a comedy
movie, however, this one has several really bad
songs in it(not counting My Kind Of Town by Frank),
and the music doesn't enhance the movie at all,
in my opinion! While the story line is good, the
music just gets in the way! This also has the
great Peter Falk, who does a great job(except,
again, for singing!!!!) and really helps the movie!
All-in-all, not the best of the "Rat Pack" movies!! B-
A review from IMDb.com:
A madcap, cartoony look at the Roaring Twenties,
"Robin and the Seven Hoods" is a musical send-up
of the mob movies of old. Frankie, Deano, and
Sammy are joined by an ensemble of colorful
characters, including Bing Crosby and Peter Falk,
as they sing and dance their way through musical
numbers like "Bang Bang," "My Kind of Town," and
"Mr. Booze" (which was parodied on Seth MacFarlane's
"Family Guy.") This is a fun, irreverent film that
indulges in the various trope of old gangster movies
while making fun of them at the same time. After
watching this movie, you'll never look at cornerstones
the same way again. - Craig Tyhurst