The Kissing Bandit

In this period musical, Ricardo (Frank Sinatra) is the son of a Mexican innkeeper who has come to California to take over a hotel owned by his family after the death of his father. Ricardo makes the startling discovery that his father was best known as a "kissing bandit," a dashing thief who ...more

One only has to think about the concept -- Frank Sinatra in a period musical as an innkeeper-cum-desperado in Old California -- to quickly realize that The Kissing Bandit was doomed to failure. It's tempting but ultimately unfair to blame Bandit's extremely poor quality on Sinatra; but while the crooner does indeed deserve to shoulder his fair share of the blame, it's equally true that even with a more appropriately cast star, the best Bandit could have hoped for would have been mediocrity. ...more