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  • The Gambler: Frank Sinatra in Suddenly

    02/06/2004 9:30:15 AM PST · by mrustow · 70 replies · 671+ views
    A Different Drummer ^ | 6 February 2004 | Nicholas Stix
    In December, some big dates passed in relative obscurity. One was December 7th; the other was the 12th, Frank Sinatra’s (1915-1998) birthday, the only showbiz birthday I know by heart. I remembered the Chairman of the Board by ordering the VHS of an obscure movie he made in 1954, Suddenly. (But don’t you order it – the sound quality is horrible. Fortunately, the movie is often broadcast on TV.) Just two years before he made Suddenly, Frank Sinatra thought he was finished. His vocal cords hemorrhaged, and “The Voice” almost fell silent. Movie producers were no longer interested in making...