Friday, January 11, 2019
Robin and the 7 Hoods (1964)
ROBIN AND THE 7 HOODS (1964) ¢ ¢ 1/2
D: Gordon Douglas
Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr.,
Bing Crosby, Peter Falk, Barbara Rush,
Victor Buono, Hans Conried, Sig Ruman,
Edward G. Robinson, Allen Jenkins, Jack LaRue
Middle-aged hipsters try (but not too hard) to impersonate gangsters in Prohibition-era Chicago. The results are not especially convincing, but that's not the point. All the Rat Pack movies are throwaways, and this one's no exception, which could make it kind of slow going unless you're a fan. Frank belts out "My Kind of Town", and Bing lays down the law at a revival meeting by crooning "Mr. Booze".