The true star of the show is the terrific color photography of the magnificent ocean liner by William Daniels and a musical score by Duke Ellington. Blessings on the Night The Kiss 2:41 13. The only other problem was the music: poorly used and sparse and never seemed appropriate for the scene. Anyway, worth watching for fans of 60s heist movies. In addition arranger-orchestrator Frank Comstock joined the team to assist in the arranging and orchestrating. Sinatra is doing a pale imitation of Humphrey Bogart's character in To Have And Have Not and he's even got a drunken companion in Errol John, just like Bogey had Walter Brennan.
At least the movie poster is really nice. Rossiter's greed leads to his being killed by a member of the Queen 's crew. The rag tag supporting cast includes Alf Kjellin, Richard Conte and Anthony Franciosa as the group's resident hothead. The Coast Guard cutter destroys the torpedoes that Lauffnauer manages to fire from the U-boat. Sinatra has great chemistry with leading lady Virna Lisi and there's some glossy cinematography by William H. The acting honors go to Tony Franciosa who actually tries to do some serious acting in his part as charming sleazeball Victor Rossiter.
Ellington did generate a fair amount of material, which he recorded with an 18-piece band, which included some legendary soloists such as Cat Anderson and Cootie Williams, Jimmy Hamilton, Johnny Hodges, Paul Gonsalves and Harry Carney, John Lamb and Louis Bellson, augmented by some of the West Coast's finest jazzmen, including Milt Bernhart , Conte Candoli, along with Buddy Collette and Bud Shank. The movie moved along at a great pace because the story line was original, and the acting was stellar. Without spoiling the ending suffice to say that there is some drama and danger on the high seas when Sinatra's crew board the Queen Mary. He finds an intact sunken German U-Boat and his ragtime team decide to raise it and become pirates. Finale and She Walks Well 2:39 19. The script is by Rod Serling from a story by Jack Finney so one would expect a whole lot more than what one gets.
Their paths had crossed many times over the years and they had a strong mutual respect. Discovering a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the Jack Donohue-directed movie via subscription can be challenging, so we here at Moviefone want to do the heavy lifting. Richard Conte plays an ex navy mechanic named Tony Moreno whose assignment is to get the submarine sea worthy. When he spots a sunken U-Boat the plans change. Rosa invariably falls for the strong and true character of Mark Brittain which causes more than a little tension on the submarine between Mark and Vic. He's a mechanic who fixes up the boat, barely.
When the others protest, he draws a gun. I like it, but wish it were better. Around that time Sinatra and Ellington did an album together called Francis A. The captain complies after the pirates threaten to open fire on the ship and its civilian passengers. She Walks Well 3:36 4. The First Dive Fifteen Degrees 2:42 15. After enlisting the help of a mechanic Richard Conte , the foursome set their plan in motion while Vic and Mark battle for Rosa's affections.
First of all, this poster for this movie is incredible. A harmless trifle directed by Jack Donohue. And the acting was fine too. I found Assault on a Queen to be one of the better ones. And Duke Ellington contributed an original jazz score. He also made a few turkeys. They hire Mark Frank Sinatra as their diver and begin their treasure hunt.
I am very ashamed to say that I think that Frank Sinatra was still quite hot in this film, which was filmed and released when he was 50 years old. Curious to know what the movie's about? I am finding it hard to not give away any plot but I would not want to spoil this experience for anyone. Looking to feast your eyes on '' in the comfort of your own home? The recovery of the submarine results in a plot devised by Eric Lauffnauer, a officer during the war, to pull a daring million-dollar heist on the ocean liner , which he and the others plan to rob on the high seas while the liner is making a transatlantic crossing. In fact I liked Frank Sinatra's character better in this title than his role in the better known and received 1960's version of Ocean 11. Brittain gets the submarine in working order with the assistance of his own partner, Linc, and a new man, Moreno, a war hero and expert with engines. During recording, Ellington had to leave to begin a concert tour overseas and work on the score continued with the participation of Nathan Van Cleave, a veteran composer and orchestrator who had often worked for Paramount.
What happens to this bunch and their budding careers as pirates is the rest of the movie. At the time of filming, Minnetonka was homeported in Long Beach, California, close to Paramount's studio facilities in Hollywood. Anthony plays a bit of a slime ball boyfriend named Vic Rossiter who treats Virna Lis's character Rosa Lucchesi as more of a possession than as his soul mate. Perhaps most egregious is one of the last scenes where the sub is rammed by a Coast Guard cutter. Virna Lisi is the attractive Italian financier and her male companion is a young and good looking Anthony Franciosa. Only problem is she's already spoken for by Tony Franciosa.