It’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals.
In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 600. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals.

This week’s musical:
Meet Danny Wilson (1952) – Musical #784

Studio:
Universal International

Director:
Joseph Pevney

Starring:
Frank Sinatra, Shelley Winters, Alex Nicol, Raymond Burr, Vaughn Taylor, Tommy Farrell, Donald MacBride, Barbara Knudson, Carl Sklover
Cameo Appearance: Jeff Chandler, Tony Curtis

Plot:
Danny Wilson (Sinatra) is a down-on-his-luck singer, but his luck turns when he meets Joy Carroll (Winters), who invites Danny and his pal, Michael Francis (Nicol), to have a drink with her. Joy’s boss, racketeer and club owner Nick Driscoll (Burr) hires Danny as a singer, which launches a successful career for Danny. But as Danny’s star rises, Nick is there to take a cut in the profit.

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