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Some Came Running

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A former novelist returns to his small Midwest town after serving in the Army during WWII, to the chagrin of his social-climbing brother, and becomes close with an easy-going professional gambler and torn between two very different women.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 1958-12-25

Runtime: 137 mins

Director: Vincente Minnelli

Spoken language: English

Genres: Drama, Romance

Original title: Some Came Running

Production Companies: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Production Countries: United States of America

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