This first in-depth study of Frank Sinatra s film career explores his iconic status in relation to his many performances in postwar Hollywood cinema. When Frankie Went to Hollywood considers how Sinatra s musical acts television appearances and public commentary impacted his screen performances in Pal Joey The Tender Trap Some Came Running The Man with the Golden Arm and other hits. A lively discussion of sexuality class race ethnicity and male vulnerability in postwar American culture illuminates Karen McNally s investigation into Sinatra s cinematic roles and public persona. This entertainment luminary she finds was central in shaping debates surrounding definitions of American male identity in the 1940s and 50s.