Robin and the 7 Hoods (1964) |
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| Director(s) | Gordon Douglas |
| Producer(s) | Frank Sinatra, Howard W. Koch, William H. Daniels |
| Top Genres | Comedy, Crime, Musical |
| Top Topics | Gambling, Gangsters, Heist |
Featured Cast of Robin and the 7 Hoods See More »
Frank Sinatra
(as Robbo)
Dean Martin
(as Little John)
Sammy Davis Jr.
(as Will)
Bing Crosby
(as Allen A. Dale)
Peter Falk
(as Guy Gisborne)
Barbara Rush
(as Marian Stevens)
Victor Buono
(as Deputy Sheriff Alvin P...)
Allen Jenkins
(as Vermin Watoski)
Robin and the 7 Hoods Overview:
Robin and the 7 Hoods (1964) was a Comedy - Crime Film directed by Gordon Douglas and produced by Frank Sinatra, Howard W. Koch and William H. Daniels.
Academy Awards 1964 --- Ceremony Number 37 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Music - Scoring | Nelson Riddle | Nominated |
| Best Music - Song | Music by James Van Heusen; Lyrics by Sammy Cahn | Nominated |
Robin and the 7 Hoods BlogHub Articles:
Musical Monday: Robin and the 7 Hoods (1964)
It’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 600. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: Robin and the 7 Hoods (1... Read full article
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Robin and the 7 Hoods Quotes:
Robbo:
You look like the day they fixed the electricity at the death house.
Little John:
Be careful or six of your best friends will be carrying you by the handles.
Little John:
When your opponent's sittin' there holding all aces, there's only one thing left to do: Kick over the table.
Allen A. Dale:
Mr. Booze! Mr. B-double-O-Z-E... don't ever choose!...
Robbo:
Big Jim's daughter, there's a big laugh. I thought when you were a kid you didn't have a doll to play with, you had a rattle. It was right on the end of your tail.
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Gene Kelly was originally hired as producer but left three weeks before filming. It was later suggested that he left because of disagreements with Frank Sinatra over the amount of dancing numbers in the movie.
Peter Lawford was supposed to be in this film, but due to the John F. Kennedy/Frank Sinatra falling out, Lawford - Kennedy's brother-in-law - took the brunt of the wrath from the "Chairman of the Board".
A scene depicting a kidnapping was filmed, but cut when star Frank Sinatra's son was kidnapped.
The two lesser known Rat Packers, Joey Bishop and Peter Lawford, don't appear in this film. They are "replaced" essentially by Bing Crosby and Peter Falk.
On the same day as the funeral scene was filmed, President John F. Kennedy (a personal friend of Frank Sinatra's) was assassinated.