A Hole in the Head

A Hole in the Head
A Hole in the Head
Directed by	Frank Capra
Screenplay by	Arnold Schulman
Based on	A Hole in the Head; 1957 play; by Arnold Schulman
Produced by	Frank Capra
Starring	Frank Sinatra; Edward G. Robinson; Eleanor Parker; Keenan Wynn; Carolyn Jones; Thelma Ritter; Dub Taylor; Ruby Dandridge; Joi Lansing; Eddie Hodges
Cinematography	William H. Daniels
Edited by	William Hornbeck
Music by	Nelson Riddle
Distributed by	United Artists
Release dates	June 17, 1959 (Los Angeles); July 15, 1959 (New York);
Running time	120 min
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$5.2 million (est. US/ Canada rentals)

A Hole in the Head is a 1959 DeLuxe Color CinemaScope American comedy film directed by Frank Capra and starring Frank Sinatra, Edward G. Robinson, Eleanor Parker, Keenan Wynn, Carolyn Jones and Thelma Ritter and released by United Artists.^[2]^[3] It was based upon the play of the same name by Arnold Schulman.

The film introduced the Academy Award-winning song "High Hopes" by Sammy Cahn and Jimmy Van Heusen, a Sinatra standard used as a campaign song by John F. Kennedy during the presidential election the following year.^[4] Sinatra sings "All My Tomorrows," another Cahn/Van Heusen song, under the opening titles.

^ "1959: Probable Domestic Take". Variety. January 6, 1960. p. 34.
^ Arneel, Gene (May 20, 1959). "Film Reviews: A Hole in the Head". Variety. p. 6. Retrieved January 7, 2021 – via Archive.org.
^ Harrison's Reports film review; May 23, 1959, page 83.
^ John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum Archived September 26, 2007, at the Wayback Machine

[rentals-1] "1959: Probable Domestic Take". Variety. January 6, 1960. p. 34.

[WVrev-2] Arneel, Gene (May 20, 1959). "Film Reviews: A Hole in the Head". Variety. p. 6. Retrieved January 7, 2021 – via Archive.org.

[HRrev-3] Harrison's Reports film review; May 23, 1959, page 83.

[4] John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum Archived September 26, 2007, at the Wayback Machine

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