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Quick Info

Rating

6.9/10

Release1958

Runtime2h 17m

StatusReleased

BudgetN/A

RevenueN/A

Production

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Movie

Some Came Running

1958

2h 17m

6.9

Drama

Romance

Synopsis

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.

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