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A Hole in the Head

A Hole in the Head

1959Movie⏱️ 2h 0mApproved
ComedyDrama
⭐ 6.2
IMDB Rating
3,204 votes

Widower Tony is trying to keep a small Miami hotel afloat while raising a 12-year-old son. He's forced to ask his harried brother Mario for help, but he'll only bail Tony out if he quits his bohemian lifestyle and marries a sensib...

Director
Frank Capra
Writers
N/A
Stars
Frank Sinatra, Edward G. Robinson, Eleanor Parker
Release Date
July 15, 1959
Language
English
Country
United States
πŸ† 1
Wins
🎯 3
Nominations
πŸ’¬ 44
Reviews
πŸ“‹ 3.5K
Watchlists
πŸ“½οΈ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

Frank Sinatra
Frank Sinatra
as Tony Manetta
Edward G. Robinson
Edward G. Robinson
as Mario Manetta
Eleanor Parker
Eleanor Parker
as Eloise Rogers
Carolyn Jones
Carolyn Jones
as Shirl
Thelma Ritter
Thelma Ritter
as Sophie Manetta
Keenan Wynn
Keenan Wynn
as Jerry Marks
Joi Lansing
Joi Lansing
as Dorine
Connie Sawyer
Connie Sawyer
as Miss Wexler
James Komack
James Komack
as Julius Manetta
Dub Taylor
Dub Taylor
as Fred

πŸ’° Box Office

$2,915
Worldwide Gross

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
2.35 : 1
Color
Color
Filming Location
Cardozo Hotel - 1300 Ocean Drive, South Beach, Miami Beach, Florida, USA
Production
SinCap Productions

🏷️ Keywords

based on a stage playmiami floridabankrupt hotelpossessive femalecontrolling female

🎯 Categories

ComedyDrama

⭐ Featured Review

Perfect domestic comedy/drama
by ivan-22 β€’ 2000-08-19

"I keep saying that Hollywood can't go wrong when it picks a PLAY as the basis for movies. This film is one more illustration of the correctness of this thesis. It's full of charm, humor, warmth, relevance and STRUCTURE. It doesn't seek to impress, just to please. And pleasing is no mean accomplishment. The subject is taboo in most movies: economic dependence on relatives. In most movies money is no object, a purely tangential issue, when in fact it plays a huge role in real life. Sinatra plays a "loser", and to make him less despicable, he is adorned with a lovely yo..."

πŸ’‘ Did You Know?

The production company, Sincap, is named for the first syllables of Frank Sinatra and Frank Capra's last names, though some wags thought "Two Franks" would have been better.

πŸ“– Synopsis

Widower Tony is trying to keep a small Miami hotel afloat while raising a 12-year-old son. He's forced to ask his harried brother Mario for help, but he'll only bail Tony out if he quits his bohemian lifestyle and marries a sensib...