The Kissing Bandit

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The Kissing Bandit ★½ 1948

A misbegotten MGM musical that's minor Sinatra. Mild-mannered, Boston-bred Ricar-do inherits his father's inn in California. When he decides to take it over, he learns that dad was also a thief whose trademark was kissing his female victims. Dad's old gang wants Ricardo to carry on but he's more interested in Theresa (Grayson), the governor's daughter. Ricardo Montalban, Cyd Charisee, and Ann Miller are the dancers performing the number “Dance of Fury,” which is the most exciting thing in the flick. 102m/B DVD . Frank Sinatra, Kathryn Grayson, J. Carrol Naish, Mildred Natwick, Mikhail Rasumny, Billy Gilbert; D: Laszlo Benedek; W: Isobel Lennart, John Harding; C: Robert L. Surtees.

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