MGM
Directed by Laslo Benedek
My rating: 2 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, Warner Bros)
A fish-out-of-water story with Boston-educated Sinatra traveling to old California to become the "kissing bandit" like his father before him. However, during his first stage robbery he chickens out when he has to kiss pretty Kathryn Grayson. Later, he goes to her mansion disguised as a baron, determined to get it right this time. Their naivety is ludicrous, considering Frank is 33 and had been a sex symbol as a crooner for over 10 years and Kathryn is on her second marriage at 26. You would think Frank had kissed a few girls in his time. J. Carrol Naish almost saves it with his terrific characterization of "Chico", Frank's older and wiser companion. In eye-popping Technicolor, beautifully restored on the Warner DVD.
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