Ocean's Eleven (1960)

User Rating:

6.4/10   

Director:

Lewis Milestone

Writers:

George Clayton Johnson (story) &
Jack Golden Russell (story) ...
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Release Date:

10 August 1960 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime

Tagline:

You wouldn't call it a gang. Just Danny Ocean and his 11 pals - the night they blew all the lights in Las Vegas!...

Plot:

Eleven friends who know each other from World War II service plan to rob five of the biggest casinos in Las Vegas in one night...

Plot Keywords:

Casino | New Year's Eve | Heart Attack | Robbery | Ostracism

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Frank Sinatra	...	Danny Ocean
Dean Martin	...	Sam Harmon
Sammy Davis Jr.	...	Josh Howard
Peter Lawford	...	Jimmy Foster
Angie Dickinson	...	Beatrice Ocean
Richard Conte	...	Anthony Raymond 'Tony' Bergdorf
Cesar Romero	...	Duke Santos
Patrice Wymore	...	Adele Ekstrom
Joey Bishop	...	'Mushy' O'Connors
Akim Tamiroff	...	Spyros Acebos
Henry Silva	...	Roger Corneal
Ilka Chase	...	Mrs. Restes
Buddy Lester	...	Vince Massler
Richard Benedict	...	'Curly' Steffens
Jean Willes	...	Mrs. Gracie Bergdorf
Norman Fell	...	Peter Rheimer
Clem Harvey	...	Louis Jackson
Hank Henry	...	Mr. Kelly (mortician)
Lew Gallo	...	Jealous young man
Robert Foulk	...	Sheriff Wimmer
Red Skelton	...	Cameo, gambler
George Raft	...	Jack Strager (casino owner)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Murray Alper	...	Deputy (uncredited)
Don 'Red' Barry	...	McCoy (uncredited)
Marjorie Bennett	...	Mrs. Allenby (uncredited)
Rummy Bishop	...	Castleman (uncredited)
Nicky Blair	...	Gangster (uncredited)
Richard Boone	...	Voice of minister (uncredited)
Norman Brooks	...	Himself (uncredited)
Paul Bryar	...	Cop (uncredited)
David Carlile	...	Attendant (uncredited)
Laura Cornell	...	Honeyface (Massler's wife) (uncredited)
John Craven	...	Cashier (uncredited)
Ronnie Dapo	...	Timmy Bergdorf (uncredited)
George Fenneman	...	Voice on phone talking to Sheriff Wimmer (uncredited)
West Gale	...	Red cap (uncredited)
Gregory Gaye	...	Freeman (casino owner) (uncredited)
Chief Leonard George	...	Police operator (uncredited)
John George	...	Midget (uncredited)
Jay Gerard	...	Cab driver (uncredited)
Hoot Gibson	...	Roadblock deputy (uncredited)
Bob Gilbreath	...	Helicopter Pilot (uncredited)
Joe Gray	...	Pit Boss (uncredited)
John Holland	...	Man (uncredited)
Dick Hudkins	...	Drunk (uncredited)
John Indrisano	...	Texan (uncredited)
Jessica James	...	Go-Go Dancer (uncredited)
Helen Jay	...	Girl (uncredited)
William Justine	...	Parelli (uncredited)
Sparky Kaye	...	Riviera manager (uncredited)
Mike Lally	...	American Legionnaire at funeral service (uncredited)
David Landfield	...	Flamingo MC (uncredited)
Forrest Lederer	...	Sands manager (uncredited)
Pinky Lee	...	Himself (uncredited)
Nelson Leigh	...	Doctor / Specialist (uncredited)
David Leonard	...	Rabbi (uncredited)
Shirley MacLaine	...	Tipsy girl (uncredited)
Charles Meredith	...	Mr. Cohen (mortician) (uncredited)
Tom Middleton	...	Don Murphy (TV newscaster) (uncredited)
Anne Neyland	...	Dolores (uncredited)
Red Norvo	...	Vibraphonist (uncredited)
Ted Otis	...	Cashier (uncredited)
Steve Pendleton	...	Maj. Taylor (uncredited)
Charles Perry	...	Nightclub extra (uncredited)
Carmen Phillips	...	Hungry girl (uncredited)
Louis Quinn	...	DeWolfe (uncredited)
Myrna Ross	...	Passenger (uncredited)
Jack Santoro	...	Cashier (uncredited)
Robert 'Buddy' Shaw	...	Cashier (uncredited)
Shiva	...	Snake dancer (uncredited)
Al Silvani	...	Burlesque Club manager (uncredited)
Richard Sinatra	...	Attendant (uncredited)
John Slosser	...	Squad leader (uncredited)
Joan Staley	...	Helen (uncredited)
Barbara Sterling	...	Girl (uncredited)
George E. Stone	...	Proprietor (uncredited)
H.T. Tsiang	...	Houseboy (uncredited)
Jerry Velasco	...	Harmonica-playing garbageman (uncredited)
Max Wagner	...	Extra (uncredited)
James Waters	...	Disposal attendant (uncredited)
Dave White	...	Burlesque Club stagehand (uncredited)
Harry Wilson	...	(uncredited)
Norma Yost	...	Airline hostess (uncredited)

Directed by
Lewis Milestone

Writing credits
George Clayton Johnson		(story) &
Jack Golden Russell		(story)
Harry Brown		(screenplay) &
Charles Lederer		(screenplay)
Billy Wilder		uncredited

Produced by
Lewis Milestone	....	producer
Henry W. Sanicola	....	associate producer (uncredited)

Original Music by
Nelson Riddle

Cinematography by
William H. Daniels		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Philip W. Anderson

Art Direction by
Nicolai Remisoff

Set Decoration by
Howard Bristol

Costume Design by
Howard Shoup

Makeup Department
Gordon Bau	....	makeup supervisor
Robert J. Schiffer	....	makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Jack R. Berne	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ray Gosnell Jr.	....	assistant director
Richard Lang	....	assistant director (uncredited)

Sound Department
M.A. Merrick	....	sound

Special Effects by
Franklyn Soldo	....	special effects assistant

Visual Effects by
Franklyn Soldo	....	visual effects coordinator

Stunts
Bob Gilbreath	....	aerial stunt pilot
Joe Gray	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Bernie Abramson	....	still photographer (uncredited)
Richard Doran	....	second assistant camera (uncredited)
Carl Gibson	....	key grip (uncredited)
Lloyd Hill	....	gaffer (uncredited)
Bill Johnson	....	first assistant camera (uncredited)
Al Lane	....	camera operator (uncredited)
Floyd McCarty	....	still photographer (uncredited)
Burdell C. Schwiebert	....	second assistant camera (uncredited)
Robert Willoughby	....	special still photographer (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Morris Brown	....	wardrobe (uncredited)
Florence Crewell	....	wardrobe: women (uncredited)
Bob Richards	....	wardrobe: men (uncredited)

Music Department
Arthur Morton	....	orchestrator
Nelson Riddle	....	conductor

Other crew
Saul Bass	....	title designer
Richard Benedict	....	assistant to producer (as Dick Benedict)
William T. Hurtz	....	director: title sequence (uncredited)
Bob Irving	....	production coordinator (uncredited)
Lois Kerst	....	production secretary (uncredited)
Eddie O'Carroll	....	production accountant: Las Vegas (uncredited)
George Reynolds	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Stanley Scheuer	....	script supervisor (uncredited)
R.K. Sheffer	....	technical advisor (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Dorchester
• Warner Bros. Pictures

Distributors

• Warner Bros. Pictures (1960) (USA) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (1960) (UK) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (1961) (France) (theatrical)
• Warner Home Video (1995) (USA) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (2002) (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2005) (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2006) (USA) (DVD)
• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1965) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Sandrews (2002) (Sweden) (DVD)
• Warner Bros. (1961) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Warner Home Video (2002) (UK) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (1991) (USA) (VHS) (box set)

Also Known As:

Ocean's 11 (USA) (alternative spelling)
Frankie und seine Spießgesellen (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
Once a la medianoche (Argentina) (Venezuela) [es]
11 a la medianoche (Argentina) (poster title) [es]
Colpo grosso (Italy) [it]
Elleve i Las Vegas (Denmark) [da]
Ha-11 Shel Danny Ocean (Israel: Hebrew title) [iw]
I symmoria ton 11 (Greece) [el]
Kovat kaverit (Finland) [fi]
L'inconnu de Las Vegas (France) [fr]
La cuadrilla de los once (Spain) [es]
Onze hommes à minuit (Belgium: French title) (dubbed version) [fr]
Soyguncular (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Storslam i Las Vegas (Sweden) [sv]

Runtime:

127 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Certification:

Brazil:Livre | Iceland:L | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Canada:PG | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | UK:PG | USA:Approved (certificate #19613) | West Germany:6

Filming Locations:

Bob Hope Airport - 2627 Hollywood Way, Burbank, California, USA

Company:

Dorchester

Trivia:

Because of actor Akim Tamiroff's thick Russian accent, the sound editor often had to adjust segments of his dialog in order for him to be understood.

Goofs:

Factual errors: The men of Ocean's Eleven are supposed to be war buddies from the 82nd Airborne during WWII. However, during WWII the US Army was segregated by race. Josh Howard talks about his experiences during the war while on patrol; since he's black, he would have been assigned to the 555th Parachute Infantry Regiment, which was never sent overseas but instead became smoke jumpers in the Pacific Northwest. Therefore, Josh Howard should never have met the others, at least, not during the war.

Quotes:

Vince Massler: I can't do it. I've got my wife to think of.
Danny Ocean: Think of her rich.
Vince Massler: Think of me dead.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Scene Smoking: Cigarettes, Cinema & the Myth of Cool (2001)

Soundtrack:

The Tender Trap

fun snapshot of the Rat Pack

This version of 'Ocean's 11' hardly needed a plot, did it? Just an extended ad for the Rat Pack's Vegas shows and the enormous ego of Frank Sinatra, here strutting his stuff as Danny Ocean, leading his war chums in a plan to rob numerous casinos in one night.

So we get Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Peter Lawford, and Joey Bishop (did they play characters in this? can anybody remember who?) and a fun romp to the pay off - still getting referenced in films being made today. George Clooney's remake was nowhere near as much fun. There's music in this movie, of course (with that cast you'd be disappointed if not), plus appearances from Angie Dickinson, Shirley MacLaine (uncredited but noticeable), Cesar Romero, and Errol Flynn's widow Patrice Wymore.

This really is a lightweight lark if you're in the mood. Is it a good film? Probably not. Is it good entertainment? Absolutely.